Détails:
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."
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 6 mars 1961 |
| Heure: | 13:37 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation |
| Compagnie: | Iberia |
| Immatriculation: | EC-AIP |
| Numéro de série: | 4552 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1954 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 36 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 46 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) ( Brésil)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 802 m (2631 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Espagne |
| São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brésil | |
| Numéro de vol: | 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
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 Madrid-Barajas Airport et São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP est de 8349 km (5218 miles).
La distance entre Madrid-Barajas Airport et São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP est de 8349 km (5218 miles).
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