| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1962 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-2 |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VCQ |
| MSN: | 103 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Brasilia, DF ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU/SBBH), Brazil |
| Brasília International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil |
The Convair struck trees 8400 m short of the runway and skidded 300 m and fell to one side.
The aircraft was on the final leg of the Rio de Janeiro-Belo Horizonte-Brasilia flight.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude for undetermined reasons."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume II, Circular 71-AN/63 (149-153)Photos
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 Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG to Brasília International Airport, DF as the crow flies is 608 km (380 miles).
Distance from Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG to Brasília International Airport, DF as the crow flies is 608 km (380 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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