Détails:
The REAL DC-4 had just reached the cruising altitude of 3000 m when the no. 2 engine fuel pressure dropped to zero. As the crew tried to feather the prop, the oil pressure on both engines rose and smoke was emitting from the battery and generator compartment. The no. 2 engine then caught fire. During the emergency descent the no. 2 engine fell off the wing and the crew were forced to ditch the aircraft.
The aircraft operated on a service from São Paulo, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Caracas (Venezuela) and Miami (USA)
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of fuel pipe supplying No.2 engine."
» Folha da Manhã 3-11-1957
» Pilotos da Real que pousaram no mar salvaram 39 pessoas em 1957 (JWS.com.br, April 26, 2017)
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 4 novembre 1957 |
| Heure: | 15:50 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Compagnie: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Immatriculation: | PP-AXS |
| Numéro de série: | 7467 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 30 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 34 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | de Praia da Baleia, São Sebastião, SP ( Brésil)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brésil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL), Brésil | |
| Numéro de vol: | A800 |
The REAL DC-4 had just reached the cruising altitude of 3000 m when the no. 2 engine fuel pressure dropped to zero. As the crew tried to feather the prop, the oil pressure on both engines rose and smoke was emitting from the battery and generator compartment. The no. 2 engine then caught fire. During the emergency descent the no. 2 engine fell off the wing and the crew were forced to ditch the aircraft.
The aircraft operated on a service from São Paulo, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Caracas (Venezuela) and Miami (USA)
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of fuel pipe supplying No.2 engine."
Sources:
» A Noite 4-11-1957» Folha da Manhã 3-11-1957
» Pilotos da Real que pousaram no mar salvaram 39 pessoas em 1957 (JWS.com.br, April 26, 2017)
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP et Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ est de 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP et Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ est de 359 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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