Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 JUN 1954 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VBZ |
| C/n / msn: | 30400 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) (Brazil)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brazil |
The elevator lock was not removed prior to takeoff. The C-46 crashed on takeoff.
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (175)
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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 São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS as the crow flies is 835 km (522 miles).
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS as the crow flies is 835 km (522 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.
