TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ3054/TAM3054) was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by TAM Airlines from Porto Alegre to São Paulo, Brazil. On the evening of July 17, 2007, the Airbus A320-233 serving the flight overran runway 35L at São Paulo during moderate rain and crashed into a nearby TAM Express warehouse adjacent to a Shell gas station. The plane exploded on impact, resulting in the death of all 187 passengers and crew on board, as well as 12 people on the ground. This crash surpassed Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 as the deadliest aviation accident in Brazilian territory and in South American history.

Accident caused: Crashed following runway excursion on landing

Aircraft type: Airbus A320-233
Operator: TAM Airlines
IATA flight No.: JJ3054
ICAO flight No.: TAM3054
Call sign: TAM 3054
Registration: PR-MBK
Flight origin: Salgado Filho International Airport, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Destination: São Paulo Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupants: 187
Passengers: 181
Crew: 6
Fatalities: 187
Survivors: 0

Ground fatalities: 12

Total fatalities: 199 (almost 200 deaths)

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