Narrative:
The takeoff from Sao Paulo had to be aborted because of the failure of the no. 2 engine. The DC-3 ran off the runway and collided with a pile of earth pushing the no. 1 engine into the fuselage.
The aircraft operated on a flight from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport to Ribeirão Preto and São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Total failure of starboard engine on takeoff run."
Runway excursion
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 May 1950 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SRV |
| MSN: | 25985/14540 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Ribeirão Preto-Leite Lopes Airport, SP (RAO/SBRP), Brazil |
The takeoff from Sao Paulo had to be aborted because of the failure of the no. 2 engine. The DC-3 ran off the runway and collided with a pile of earth pushing the no. 1 engine into the fuselage.
The aircraft operated on a flight from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport to Ribeirão Preto and São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Total failure of starboard engine on takeoff run."
Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion
Sources:
» Folha da Manha 27 May 1950, p5Photos
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 Ribeirão Preto-Leite Lopes Airport, SP as the crow flies is 299 km (187 miles).
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Ribeirão Preto-Leite Lopes Airport, SP as the crow flies is 299 km (187 miles).
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