The True Story Behind Netflix's 'A Tragedy Foretold' Documentary

'A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054': The True Story of Brazil's Deadliest Plane Crash

Nearly 200 people died in the Flight 3054 accident, making it the deadliest plane crash in Latin AmericaCourtesy of Netflix© 2025 Scene of the Flight 3054 crash.A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054 is pulling back the curtains on South America's deadliest plane crash that killed nearly 200 people.In July 2007, amid an ongoing aviation crisis in Brazil, a TAM Airlines plane crashed into a building and exploded after failing to land properly. The accid…

The True Story Behind Netflix's 'A Tragedy Foretold' Documentary

On July 17, 2007, Brazil endured the worst aviation accident in the country’s history: the crash of a TAM Airlines plane, which left 199 people dead. The incident is also considered the biggest aviation tragedy in Latin America and is revisited in the Brazilian documentary series A Tragedy Foretold, releasing on Netflix on April 23 amid a recent uptick in concerns of aviation safety in the U.S. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On the day of the …

199 people died in a predicted disaster. The crash of TAM Flight 3054 was not just a mistake – it was a warning that no one took seriously.

'A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054' Recap: What Was The Real Reason For The Plane Crash?

A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054 is a 2025 documentary series from Brazil that is streaming on Netflix, with perhaps the biggest aviation tragedy in Latin America at its center. A tragic plane crash that killed 199 people on the 17th of July 2007, initially seemed to have been caused by unexpected and treacherous weather conditions at the Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. However, with every passing day, it seemed like there were more facto…

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Following in the footsteps of its previous successful documentaries devoted to air tragedies — such as MH370: The Missing Plane or Downfall: The Case Against Boeing — Netflix is getting ready to launch a new series inspired by a true tragedy: the crash of TAM flight 3054 in São Paulo in 2007. Read also: What Netflix has in store for you […] This article Netflix unveils “Flight 3054: A Tragedy Foretold,” a shocking new series about an air disaste…