Narrative:
The Super Constellation, named "Santa Clara", carried out an instrument approach to São Paulo's runway 16 with flaps and gear extended when it lost altitude due to a downward gust. The plane crashed and caught fire short of the runway.
Iberia flight 991 was a scheduled service from Madrid, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina via São Paulo, Brazil.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot misjudged distance and failed to compensate for wind conditions during the approach."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 6 March 1961 |
| Time: | 13:37 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-AIP |
| MSN: | 4552 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) ( Brazil)
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| Crash site elevation: | 802 m (2631 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
| São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | IB991 |
The Super Constellation, named "Santa Clara", carried out an instrument approach to São Paulo's runway 16 with flaps and gear extended when it lost altitude due to a downward gust. The plane crashed and caught fire short of the runway.
Iberia flight 991 was a scheduled service from Madrid, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina via São Paulo, Brazil.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot misjudged distance and failed to compensate for wind conditions during the approach."
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil - 7 March 1961Photos
Map
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 Madrid-Barajas Airport to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP as the crow flies is 8349 km (5218 miles).
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP as the crow flies is 8349 km (5218 miles).
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