Accident
Last updated: 21 April 2018
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Freitag 18 Mai 1951 |
| Zeit: | 19:10 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Kennzeichen: | PP-SPL |
| Werknummer: | 34274/17011 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 8 km (5 Meilen) von Rancharia, SP ( Brasilien)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, SP, Brasilien |
| Presidente Prudente Airport, SP (PPB/SBDN), Brasilien |
Hit high ground in bad weather.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot's imprudence in attempting to fly visual in unfavourable weather conditions and very poor visibility."
Informationsquelle:
» Folha da Manhã 19 May 1951, p1Fotos
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.
