Narrative:
An attempt to land on one engine was made. Following a hard landing on one wheel, full power was applied by the instructor because of another aircraft had entered the runway. The engine failed on climbout and the C-46 struck the mast of a ship, causing it to crash into the sea.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement on the part of the pilot."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1954 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Loide Aéreo Nacional |
| Registration: | PP-LPH |
| MSN: | 33283 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guanabara Bay, RJ ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
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An attempt to land on one engine was made. Following a hard landing on one wheel, full power was applied by the instructor because of another aircraft had entered the runway. The engine failed on climbout and the C-46 struck the mast of a ship, causing it to crash into the sea.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement on the part of the pilot."
Sources:
» Folha da Manha 5 March 1954, p3Photos
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