Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 January 1960
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-CEM
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o International Airport, RJ (GIG) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The Douglas DC-7C aircraft.The Douglas DC-7C aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-7C of Panair do Brasil was struck by two parked Fairchild C-82A Packet aircraft, PP-CEM and ZP-CAD, due to a collision. Both aircraft sustained significant damage beyond repair.A Douglas DC-7C of Panair do Brasil was struck by two parked Fairchild C-82A Packet aircraft, PP-CEM and ZP-CAD, due to a collision. Both aircraft sustained significant damage beyond repair.
Description
A Douglas DC-7C of Panair do Brasil being towed from a hangar to apron struck two parked aircraft: a Fairchild C-82A Packet of Cruzeiro do Sul, (PP-CEM) and a Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer (ZP-CAD). Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair.
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfhttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdfPrimary Cause
Collision between a Douglas DC-7C and two Fairchild C-82A Packet aircraft.Collision between a Douglas DC-7C and two Fairchild C-82A Packet aircraft.Share on:
