ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335941
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Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando |
Owner/operator: | Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos |
Registration: | PP-ITF |
MSN: | 2925/382 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG) -
Brazil
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) |
Narrative:Turbulence on the Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport runway 02 approach path caused the Curtiss to touch down short of the runway. The right main gear leg broke off and the no. 2 engine sustained damage. Full power was applied and the flight diverted to Galeao Airport for an emergency landing. Fire destroyed the aircraft.
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