Narrative:
Fast touchdown on wet runway; the DC-3 named "Jurema" overran into Guanabara Bay
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement by he pilot in landing the aircraft too fast in tail wind conditions."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 21 October 1954 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CCP |
| MSN: | 4226 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
Fast touchdown on wet runway; the DC-3 named "Jurema" overran into Guanabara Bay
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement by he pilot in landing the aircraft too fast in tail wind conditions."
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 60)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 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
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