| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 09, 1997 |
| Time: | 0930 |
| Location: | Suzano, Brazil |
| Operator: | TAM (Brazil) |
| Flight #: | 283 |
| Route: | Sao Jose dos Campos - Congonhas |
| AC Type: | Fokker 100 |
| Registration: | PT-WHK |
| cn / ln: | 11440 |
| Aboard: | 60 (passengers:55 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | An explosion caused explosive decompression and a six-foot hole in the side of the fuselage. One passenger was sucked out and killed. A small bomb containing only 7 ounces of explosives was placed under a passenger seat. It is reported that the police believed the bomb was planted as part of a failed suicide attempt by one of the passengers. |
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