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Date: | mardi 12 août 1952 |
Heure: | 09:40 |
Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
Compagnie: | Transportes Aéreos Nacionales |
Immatriculation: | PP-ANH |
Numéro de série: | 20187 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Equipage: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 4 |
Passagers: | victimes: 20 / Ã bord: 20 |
Total: | victimes: 24 / Ã bord: 24 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Palmeira de Goiás, GO ( Brésil)
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Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
Aéroport de départ: | Rio Verde Airport, GO (RVD/SWLC), Brésil |
Aéroport de destination: | Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, GO (GYN/SBGO), Brésil |
Détails:A Douglas C-47A passenger plane was destroyed in an accident near Palmeira de Goiás, GO, Brazil. All 24 on board were killed.
The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Jataà (JTI) to Rio de Janeiro via Rio Verde (RVD), Goiânia (GYN), Uberlândia (UDI) and Belo Horizonte.
En route between Rio Verde and Goiânia, a fire broke out. Eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke on the rear side of the plane. It was then reported to have 'exploded' in mid-air.
The cause of the accident could not be established, partly because many parts of the wreckage were looted by local population.
The fire possibly originated in the luggage compartment of the plane. There may have been inflammable materials on board. It was also thought that a bomb had been placed on board, but no proof could be found.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Rio Verde Airport, GO et Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, GO est de 227 km (142 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.