ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante PP-SBE São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 27 February 1975
Time:06:23
Type:Silhouette image of generic E110 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante
Operator:VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo
Registration: PP-SBE
MSN: 110021
First flight: 1974
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) NW of São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) (   Brazil)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil
Destination airport:Bauru Airport, SP (BAU/SBBU), Brazil
Flightnumber: 640
Narrative:
VASP flight 640 took off from runway 34 at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil. Shortly after takeoff the no.2 engine lost power. The pilot began a left hand turn in order to return to Congonhas. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted a residential area.
The airplane operated on a domestic flight to Bauru and Araçatuba Airport, SP (ARU).

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CENIPA Brazil
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 185 days (6 months)
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Flight International 06 March 1975 (350)
» Chicago Tribune (Feb 28, 1975)
» O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX / Carlos Ari César Germano da Silva


Follow-up / safety actions

CENIPA issued 2 Safety Recommendations

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Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Bauru Airport, SP as the crow flies is 283 km (177 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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