Unfallbericht:
Struck high ground at a height of 180 feet in poor visibility. The crew were flying VFR in IFR conditions.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Disregard of flight regulations- during an instrument flight the pilot attempted a descent over an area where the minimum safe height was 1200 feet."
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 6 Juni 1951 |
| Zeit: | 17:40 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-3D |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira |
| Kennzeichen: | PP-NAL |
| Werknummer: | 42979 |
| Baujahr: | 1946 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 16 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 19 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Gramacho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ ( Brasilien)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brasilien |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brasilien |
Struck high ground at a height of 180 feet in poor visibility. The crew were flying VFR in IFR conditions.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Disregard of flight regulations- during an instrument flight the pilot attempted a descent over an area where the minimum safe height was 1200 feet."
Informationsquelle:
» Folha da Manhã, 7-6-1951Fotos
Map
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Distance from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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