One of the first aircraft crashes near the airport happened in 1941. The plane, which was approaching the Congonha airport, could not overcome the mountain massif and crashed. The number of victims was 13 people. Three years later, the fog surrounding the city became the cause of the accident, which cost 16 lives.
Most aircraft crashes of the past 70 years have happened at night. Not all experienced pilots manage to land on the slippery runway at the bad visibility. The last major accident in the airport happened in July 2007. The crew of the Airbus TAM Airlines lost the force of the aircraft, which flew out of the runway and pushed to the storage area. All 187 passengers of the airbus and the crew have perished. The accident also cost the 12 employees of the airport, which were in the warehouse building.
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