Last updated: 27 January 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 3 November 1967 |
| Time: | ca 11:30 |
| Type: | Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 214 |
| Operator: | Sadia Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-SDJ |
| C/n / msn: | 190 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3191 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart (series unknown) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) E of Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR (CWB) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT), Brazil |
The aircraft collided with a hill (Marumbi Peak) at 4635 feet during an IFR descent pattern for runway 15.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot error through improper procedure in instrument flight. a) Lack of a dynamic programme for aircraft accident prevention; b) Non-confirmation over Curitiba Afonso Pena NDB; c) Inaccurate position relative to Curitiba/Bacheri NDB; d) Failure to use VOR equipment; e) Failure to execute all the phases of the descent, with assumed interception of downwind leg without confirmation of position; f) Momentary radio-direction finding indication of inaccurate fix."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Digest 18 (Circular 96) Volume II» El Tiempo 5 November 1967, p3
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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 São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR as the crow flies is 330 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR as the crow flies is 330 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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