Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 03 MEI 1963 |
| Tijd: | 19:40 |
| Type: | Convair CV-340-59 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registratie: | PP-CDW |
| Constructienummer: | 159 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1954 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 33 / inzittenden: 45 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 37 / inzittenden: 50 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) (Brazilië)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazilië |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazilië |
The Convair had to return when the no. 2 engine caught fire. The captain feathered the prop and made a left turn. When on finals for runway 16, the Convair nosed up (45°), stalled and struck a house.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Probable pilot error: improper procedures on unfeathering of the no. 2 prop.
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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.
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Convair CV-340
Brazilië- 9e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 17e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)