Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 July 1950
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar
Owner/operator: SAVAG – Via?o Area Gaucha
Registration Number: PP-SAA
Location: near S?o Francisco de Assis, RS –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Boeing 737 aircraftBoeing 737 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed on and caught fire after colliding with a hill due to deteriorating weather conditions. The plane had been diverted to Santa Maria Airport, and one passenger, Brazilian Senator Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, was killed. The airport was subsequently named after him.A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed on and caught fire after colliding with a hill due to deteriorating weather conditions. The plane had been diverted to Santa Maria Airport, and one passenger, Brazilian Senator Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, was killed. The airport was subsequently named after him.
Description
Crashed on and caught fire after colliding with a hill. The airplane had reportedly diverted to Santa Maria Airport because of poor weather along the route. One of the passengers killed in the accident was Brazilian Senator and former aviation minister Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho. The Porto Alegre Airport was later named after him.
Source of Information
http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1950/08/01/1/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1950/08/01/1/Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions along the route.Poor weather conditions along the route.Share on:
