Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 October 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerovias Brasil
Registration Number: PP-AXJ
Location: San Francisco de Paula, RS –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation system and data processing.Aircraft navigation system and data processing.
Category: Accident
An airplane experienced a significant altitude loss during a flight from S?o Paulo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The incident was likely caused by navigational errors leading to an inaccurate assessment of the aircraft’s position, compounded by adverse weather conditions.An airplane experienced a significant altitude loss during a flight from S?o Paulo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The incident was likely caused by navigational errors leading to an inaccurate assessment of the aircraft’s position, compounded by adverse weather conditions.
Description
Struck high ground. The airplane operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to S?o Paulo, Porto Alegre, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina. It departed S?o Paulo at 11:45. PROBABLE CAUSE: “1) Navigational error – fault in not clearly estimating the actual location of the aircraft. 2) Adverse weather conditions.”
Source of Information
http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1952/10/15/1/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1952/10/15/1/Primary Cause
Navigational error – fault in not clearly estimating the actual location of the aircraft.Navigational error – fault in not clearly estimating the actual location of the aircraft.Share on:
