Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 16 AUG 1964 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Kennzeichen: | PP-NMF |
| Werknummer: | 26971 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 320 km (200 Meilen) S of Belém, PA (Brasilien) |
| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Carolina Airport, MA (CLN/SBCI), Brasilien |
| Belém (unknown airport), PA, Brasilien |
Engine problems developed en route from Carolina to Belem, but the propeller of the affected engine couldn't be feathered.
The Curtiss lost height, forcing the crew to jettison the freight and ditch the plane on the Capim River. The C-46 sank within 15 minutes. A crewmember, not wearing a safety belt, didn't survive the impact.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Propeller and accessory failure."
Informationsquelle:
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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.
