Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 05 SEP 1958 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Loide Aéreo Nacional |
| Registratie: | PP-LDX |
| Constructienummer: | 30288 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 11 / inzittenden: 14 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 13 / inzittenden: 18 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Campina Grande Airport, PB (CPV) (Brazilië) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Recife International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazilië |
| Campina Grande Airport, PB (CPV/SBKG), Brazilië | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 652 |
The Loide Curtiss C-46 approached Campina Grande at an altitude 200m below the minimum. The crew started the final approach and descended to 520m (minimum altitude was 647m) to obtain a view of the runway. The aircraft was by then over the runway. The pilot then chose to enter a visual traffic pattern, but this approach was missed again and the aircraft climbed in a spiral to 750m. A procedure turn was made to a heading of 200 degrees and another descent was initiated. This descend continued until the C-46 struck the ground and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to pilot error - improper procedure during an authorized instrument flight. A contributing cause was an error on the part of other personnel - the meteorological forecast was incorrect." Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (211)
» O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX / Carlos Ari César Germano da Silva
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Recife International Airport, PE en Campina Grande Airport, PB bedraagt 143 km (89 miles).
De afstand tussen Recife International Airport, PE en Campina Grande Airport, PB bedraagt 143 km (89 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.
