Accident
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 21 FEB 1952 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Varig |
| Registratie: | PP-VCB |
| Constructienummer: | 26641 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Guanabara Bay, RJ (Brazilië) |
| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Onbekend |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazilië |
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No.1 engine failure on climb out. The prop was not feathered, causing the aircraft to enter a stall. A forced landing in Guanabara Bay was carried out.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Port engine failure for reasons undetermined. 2) Error of judgement by the pilot in not feathering the port propeller." Bronnen:
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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.
