Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 September 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: REAL Transportes Areos
Registration Number: PP-AVL
Location: Conc¢rdia, SC –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Both enginesBoth engines
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft carrying frozen meat crashed into a hill near the Conc¢rdia runway in adverse weather conditions. Both engines ignited, leading to a fire. The incident occurred during an emergency landing near Videira, SC.A DC-3 aircraft carrying frozen meat crashed into a hill near the Conc¢rdia runway in adverse weather conditions. Both engines ignited, leading to a fire. The incident occurred during an emergency landing near Videira, SC.
Description
The DC-3, which was carrying a cargo of frozen meat, crashed into a hill some 1500 m short of the Conc¢rdia runway in adverse weather conditions. A newspaper report at the time suggested the accident occurred during an emergency landing near Videira, SC when both engines (!) caught fire in flight. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Continuation of visual flight in adverse weather conditions.”
Primary Cause
Continuation of visual flight in adverse weather conditions.Continuation of visual flight in adverse weather conditions.Share on:
