Narrative:
The DC-3 strayed off course and struck Mount Cipo in cloudy conditions, 30 miles from the intended flight route.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Navigational error. 2) The minimum safety height for the route was not complied with."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 31 May 1954 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos Nacionales |
| Registration: | PP-ANO |
| MSN: | 19830 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Serra do Cipó Mountains, MG ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Governador Valadares Airport, MG (GVR/SBGV), Brazil |
| Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU/SBBH), Brazil |
The DC-3 strayed off course and struck Mount Cipo in cloudy conditions, 30 miles from the intended flight route.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Navigational error. 2) The minimum safety height for the route was not complied with."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (175)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 Governador Valadares Airport, MG to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG as the crow flies is 231 km (145 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Governador Valadares Airport, MG to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG as the crow flies is 231 km (145 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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