ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-440-59 PP-CEP Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB)

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Status:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:	Monday 16 June 1958
Time:	17:45
Type:	Convair CV-440-59
Operator:	Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration:	PP-CEP
MSN:	493
First flight:	1958
Crew:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 21
Total:	Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	near Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB) ( Brazil)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL), Brazil
Destination airport:	Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT), Brazil

Narrative:
The Convair was positioning for a runway 33 approach when it was caught in downdrafts. The aircraft descended and struck the ground.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to downdrafts."

Classification:

Windshear/downdraft
Loss of control

Sources:

» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (161)

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Distance from Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC to Curitiba Airport, PR as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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