| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 1 Juli 1963 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Varig |
| Kennzeichen: | PP-VBV |
| Werknummer: | 26889/15444 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 13 / Insassen: 15 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 18 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Passo Fundo Airport, RS (PFB) ( Brasilien)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brasilien |
| Passo Fundo Airport, RS (PFB/SBPF), Brasilien |
The DC-3 collided with trees on high ground and crashed. Weather was bad with thick fog and 8/8 overcast ceiling.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in attempting to fly visually in unfavourable weather conditions during twilight."
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Distance from Porto Alegre Airport, RS to Passo Fundo Airport, RS as the crow flies is 224 km (140 miles).
Distance from Porto Alegre Airport, RS to Passo Fundo Airport, RS as the crow flies is 224 km (140 miles).
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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3651st loss
- 1434th Fataler Unfall
- 282nd worst accident (Zu diesem Zeitpunkt)
- 361st worst accident (Momentan)
Brasilien- 39th worst accident (Zu diesem Zeitpunkt)
- 71st worst accident (Momentan)
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