Narrative:
The approach to Porto Nacional Airport was abandoned and the pilot applied full power. The no. 1 engine failed and control was lost. The C-47 struck the ground, causing the left main gear to be sheared off. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Hydraulic system and port engine failure for reasons undetermined due to destruction by fire."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 April 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Transportes Carga Aérea - TCA |
| Registration: | PP-ASB |
| MSN: | 20467 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Porto Nacional, TO ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| Porto Nacional Airport, TO (PNB/SBPN), Brazil |
The approach to Porto Nacional Airport was abandoned and the pilot applied full power. The no. 1 engine failed and control was lost. The C-47 struck the ground, causing the left main gear to be sheared off. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Hydraulic system and port engine failure for reasons undetermined due to destruction by fire."
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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 Porto Nacional Airport, TO as the crow flies is 1460 km (913 miles).
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Porto Nacional Airport, TO as the crow flies is 1460 km (913 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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