Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 August 1969
Aircraft Type: Learjet 23
Owner/operator: Instituto Brasileiro de Reforma Agraria
Registration Number: PP-FMX
Location: off Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary engine.The aircraft’s primary engine.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, a Boeing 737, experienced a sudden loss of power and crashed into the sea near the end of a Miami-Rio de Janeiro flight.A twin-engine aircraft, a Boeing 737, experienced a sudden loss of power and crashed into the sea near the end of a Miami-Rio de Janeiro flight.
Description
Crashed in sea at the end of a Miami-Rio de Janeiro flight.
Source of Information
http://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1969_00127.pdfhttp://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1969_00127.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of engine power due to a sudden mechanical failure.Loss of engine power due to a sudden mechanical failure.Share on:
