ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333442
Date: | Thursday 23 November 1961 |
Time: | 05:40 |
Type: | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
Registration: | LV-AHR |
MSN: | 6430 |
Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5242 hours |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Avon 524 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2 km from São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP (VCP) -
Brazil
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP (VCP/SBKP) |
Destination airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) |
Narrative:A de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 passenger jet was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from São Paulo/Campinas Airport, Brazil. All 40 passengers and 12 crew members were killed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight 322 was a scheduled service from Buenos Aires, Argentina to New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL). Intermediate stops were planned at São Paulo/Campinas Airport (VCP), Brazil and Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS), Trinidad. The airplane took off from Campinas Airport at 05:38. After reaching an altitude of about 100 m the aircraft lost altitude, collided with eucalyptus trees and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It was presumed that the co-pilot was under flight instruction. If such was the case, the instructor, who was pilot-in-command, may have failed to brief or supervise the co-pilot properly."
Observations of the Government of Argentina as State of Registry: "Argentina has determined, in the light of information it has gathered, that the cause of the accident was: "Failure to operate under IFR during a takeoff by night in weather conditions requiring IFR operation and failure to follow the climb procedure for this type of aircraft; a contributory cause was the lack of vigilance by the pilot-in-command during the operations."
Sources:
The Deseret News - Nov 23, 1961 Location
Images:
photo (c) Georges Cozzika; Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO); 1961
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