Flugunfall 16 JUN 1958 einer Convair CV-440-59 PP-CEP

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Status:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:	Montag 16 Juni 1958
Zeit:	17:45
Flugzeugtyp:	Convair CV-440-59
Fluggesellschaft:	Cruzeiro do Sul
Kennzeichen:	PP-CEP
Werknummer:	493
Baujahr:	1958
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 21
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 21 / Insassen: 26
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	nahe Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB) ( Brasilien)
Flugphase:	Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:	Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:	Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL), Brasilien
Flug nach:	Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT), Brasilien

Unfallbericht:
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."

Informationsquelle:

» 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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