Flugunfall 04 JUN 1954 einer Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando PP-VBZ - São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Datum:Freitag 4 Juni 1954
Zeit:11:00
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Fluggesellschaft:Varig
Kennzeichen: PP-VBZ
Werknummer: 30400
Baujahr: 1944
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) (   Brasilien)
Flugphase: Start (TOF)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brasilien
Flug nach:Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brasilien
Unfallbericht:
The elevator lock was not removed prior to takeoff. The C-46 crashed on takeoff.

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (175)
» Correio da Manhã 5 June 1954, p8


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Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS as the crow flies is 835 km (522 miles).

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