Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 July 1963
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VBV
Location: near Passo Fundo Airport, RS (PFB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraft.The DC-3 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed due to pilot error during poor weather conditions. The pilot attempted to fly visually in twilight with thick fog and a low-level overcast ceiling.A DC-3 aircraft crashed due to pilot error during poor weather conditions. The pilot attempted to fly visually in twilight with thick fog and a low-level overcast ceiling.
Description
The DC-3 collided with trees on high ground and crashed. Weather was bad with thick fog and 8/8 overcast ceiling. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in attempting to fly visually in unfavourable weather conditions during twilight.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in attempting to fly visually in unfavourable weather conditions during twilight.Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in attempting to fly visually in unfavourable weather conditions during twilight.Share on:
