TAP Flight 425
CS-TBR, the aircraft involved, seen at Düsseldorf Airport, three months prior to the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 November 1977 |
| Summary | Runway overrun |
| Site | Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal 32°41′17″N 16°47′8″W / 32.68806°N 16.78556°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-282 Advanced |
| Aircraft name | Sacadura Cabral |
| Operator | Transportes Aéreos Portugueses |
| IATA flight No. | TP425 |
| ICAO flight No. | TAP425 |
| Call sign | TAP 425 |
| Registration | CS-TBR |
| Flight origin | Brussels Airport, Belgium |
| Stopover | Lisbon Airport, Portugal |
| Destination | Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal |
| Occupants | 164 |
| Passengers | 156 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 131 |
| Injuries | 33 |
| Survivors | 33 |
TAP Flight 425 was a regular flight from Brussels, Belgium, to Santa Catarina Airport (informally known as Funchal Airport or Madeira Airport; now the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport), Portugal, with an intermediate scheduled stop in Lisbon. On 19 November 1977, the Boeing 727 operating the service overran the airport's runway before crashing onto the nearby beach and exploding, killing 131 of the 164 people on board.