Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 August 1978
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
Owner/operator: Encal Servicio Areo
Registration Number: PT-KRP
Location: near Pedro de Toledo, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
An aircraft performing a geophysics search flight over the Amoreira Mountains experienced a loss of control and crashed after entering a valley.An aircraft performing a geophysics search flight over the Amoreira Mountains experienced a loss of control and crashed after entering a valley.
Description
The aircraft was on a geophysics search flight over a mountainous area. Suddenly, the control of the aircraft was lost in flight. The aircraft entered in a valley in the Amoreira Mountains and crashed.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a search flight over mountainous terrain.Loss of control during a search flight over mountainous terrain.Share on:
