Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 April 1972
Aircraft Type: NAMC YS-11A-211
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SMI
Location: 50 km N of Rio de Janeiro, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: AF ADF instrumentsAF ADF instruments
Category: Accident
A NAMC YS-11, registered PP-SMI, crashed during descent into a mountain during Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the deaths of all 25 on board. The aircraft was lost due to a navigation error ? the crew tuned the ADF instruments to the wrong NDB station, resulting in the flight over the AF NDB at FL50, leading to impact with the mountain.A NAMC YS-11, registered PP-SMI, crashed during descent into a mountain during Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the deaths of all 25 on board. The aircraft was lost due to a navigation error ? the crew tuned the ADF instruments to the wrong NDB station, resulting in the flight over the AF NDB at FL50, leading to impact with the mountain.
Description
A NAMC YS-11, registered PP-SMI, was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain while descending for Rio de Janeiro. All 25 on board were killed in the accident. During descent in IMC, the crew tuned the ADF instruments to the wrong NDB station. The crew reported over the AF NDB at FL50 and flew into the side of a mountain two minutes later.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYkFAAAAIBAJ&dq=brazil%20plane%20santos&pg=4356%2C3323726https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYkFAAAAIBAJ&dq=brazil%20plane%20santos&pg=4356%2C3323726Primary Cause
Incorrect navigation ? tuning ADF instruments to the wrong NDB station during descent.Incorrect navigation ? tuning ADF instruments to the wrong NDB station during descent.Share on:
