Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 08 SEP 1950 |
| Tipo: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Operador: | Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes |
| Registración: | PP-LDB |
| Numéro de série: | 30204 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Guanabara Bay, RJ (Brasil) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Desconocido |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brasil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brasil |
Hydraulic system problems forced the crew to extend the landing gear manually while approaching Santos Dumont Airport. The Curtiss was on finals when both engines began to loose power. The pilot then decided to divert to nearby Galeao Airport. Altitude was lost until the aircraft had to be ditched in Guanabara Bay.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Hydraulic system failure and power loss." Fuentes:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Distance from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
