Narrative:
Cruzeiro do Sul flight 152 returned to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil, after suffering an engine failure shortly after departure.
After touch down, the aircraft went off the left side of the runway. The left main gear collapsed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 August 1965 |
| Time: | 10:27 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-0 |
| Operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CFD |
| MSN: | 142 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 152 |
Cruzeiro do Sul flight 152 returned to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil, after suffering an engine failure shortly after departure.
After touch down, the aircraft went off the left side of the runway. The left main gear collapsed.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil, 21 Aug. 1965 (p.5)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 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE as the crow flies is 1858 km (1161 miles).
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE as the crow flies is 1858 km (1161 miles).
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