Narrative:
During a night takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, the no. 4 engine failed. The crew abandoned the takeoff, reduced power and applied the brakes. At 100 m before the runway end a tyre from the landing gear burst, causing the DC-4 to run off the side of the runway bursting into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Failure of No.4 engine. 2) Malfunctioning of the starboard brakes."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 1 February 1958 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Loide Aéreo Nacional |
| Registration: | PP-LEM |
| MSN: | 18336 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 62 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 67 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE (FOR/SBFZ), Brazil |
During a night takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, the no. 4 engine failed. The crew abandoned the takeoff, reduced power and applied the brakes. At 100 m before the runway end a tyre from the landing gear burst, causing the DC-4 to run off the side of the runway bursting into flames.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Failure of No.4 engine. 2) Malfunctioning of the starboard brakes."
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» The Montreal Gazette - Feb 3, 1958Photos
Map
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Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE as the crow flies is 2178 km (1361 miles).
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE as the crow flies is 2178 km (1361 miles).
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