Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | lunes 16 junio 1958 |
Hora: | 17:45 |
Tipo: |  Convair CV-440-59 |
Operador: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
Registración: | PP-CEP |
Numéro de série: | 493 |
Año de Construcción: | 1958 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 16 / Ocupantes: 21 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 21 / Ocupantes: 26 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | cerca Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB) ( Brasil)
|
Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL), Brasil |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT), Brasil |
Descripción: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."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (161)
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Map
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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.