Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 December 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York I
Owner/operator: Flota Area Mercante Argentina – FAMA
Registration Number: LV-XIG
Location: 15 km W of Rio de Janeiro, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, wings, and control surfaces.Aircraft structure, wings, and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An Avro York aircraft struck Pico do Papagaio, a mountain peak, during its transatlantic flight from London to Buenos Aires. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft.An Avro York aircraft struck Pico do Papagaio, a mountain peak, during its transatlantic flight from London to Buenos Aires. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
The Avro York operated on a transatlantic service from London, UK to Buenos Aires, Argentina. En route stops were made at Paris, Lisbon, Dakar and Natal. It struck the 990 metres high Pico do Papagaio while on approach.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J9tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kfUDAAAAIBAJ&dq=rio%20de%20janeiro%20plane&pg=5875%2C6015756, https://acervo.folha.com.br/compartilhar.do?numero=36323&anchor=5113287&pd=5c60e1fda22f2f9d2f29e53b2d5b4e86https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J9tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kfUDAAAAIBAJ&dq=rio%20de%20janeiro%20plane&pg=5875%2C6015756, https://acervo.folha.com.br/compartilhar.do?numero=36323&anchor=5113287&pd=5c60e1fda22f2f9d2f29e53b2d5b4e86Primary Cause
Unexpected turbulence during approach to the mountain peak.Unexpected turbulence during approach to the mountain peak.Share on:
