Narrative:
An emergency landing was carried out after an undercarriage malfunction. The right wing scraped along the runway and caught fire. The aircraft carried President Arthur da Costa e Silva on a flight from Brasília.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 8 December 1967 |
| Type: |  Vickers C-90 Viscount (742D) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2100 |
| MSN: | 141 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
An emergency landing was carried out after an undercarriage malfunction. The right wing scraped along the runway and caught fire. The aircraft carried President Arthur da Costa e Silva on a flight from Brasília.
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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 Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 925 km (578 miles).
Distance from Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 925 km (578 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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