ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333113
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Date: | Monday 8 April 1963 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas DC-7C |
Owner/operator: | Panair do Brasil |
Registration: | PP-PDM |
MSN: | 45124/808 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG) -
Brazil
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:During the takeoff run, shortly after V1, the nose gear collapsed. The DC-7 slid along the runway. The no. 2 and 3 engines were torn off, damaging the fuel tanks, causing a fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run."
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