ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334537
| Date: | Tuesday 19 February 1957 |
| Time: | 21:57 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-YQF |
| MSN: | 34292/17027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo (unknown airport), SP |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) |
The DC-3 attempted to land in adverse weather conditions. The aircraft overran the runway into the sea. It became submerged in ten minutes.
Probable Cause: Error of judgment on the part of the pilot in estimating distance.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 20 February 1957, p5
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