Narrative:The aircraft collided with a hill (Marumbi Peak) at 4635 feet during an IFR descent pattern for runway 15.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot error through improper procedure in instrument flight. a) Lack of a dynamic programme for aircraft accident prevention; b) Non-confirmation over Curitiba Afonso Pena NDB; c) Inaccurate position relative to Curitiba/Bacheri NDB; d) Failure to use VOR equipment; e) Failure to execute all the phases of the descent, with assumed interception of downwind leg without confirmation of position; f) Momentary radio-direction finding indication of inaccurate fix."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CENIPA Brazil |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Digest 18 (Circular 96) Volume II
» El Tiempo 5 November 1967, p3
Photos
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 São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR as the crow flies is 330 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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.