Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 March 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeronorte – Empr. de Transpoeres Areos Norte do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-YQS
Location: near Ponta Grossa-Sant’Ana Airport, PR (PGZ) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed into a hill during takeoff from S?o Paulo due to inclement weather at its intended destination, Ponta Grossa. The aircraft was carrying the pilot, co-pilot, radio-operator, and a female passenger (wife of the co-pilot). All four individuals were killed. Investigation suggests insufficient flight preparations, potentially leading to a diversion to Florian¢polis or S?o Paulo, both in VFR conditions.A DC-3 aircraft crashed into a hill during takeoff from S?o Paulo due to inclement weather at its intended destination, Ponta Grossa. The aircraft was carrying the pilot, co-pilot, radio-operator, and a female passenger (wife of the co-pilot). All four individuals were killed. Investigation suggests insufficient flight preparations, potentially leading to a diversion to Florian¢polis or S?o Paulo, both in VFR conditions.
Description
The DC-3 had taken off from S?o Paulo and had to divert to Ponta Grossa because of bad weather at the intended destination. The aircraft crashed into a hill while approaching runway 07. The pilot, co-pilot, radio-operator and a female passenger (wife of the co-pilot) were killed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Insufficient flight preparations. The pilot could have diverted to Florianopolis or back to S?o Paulo which were both in VFR conditions.”
Primary Cause
Insufficient flight preparations.Insufficient flight preparations.Share on:
