Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 May 1980
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Owner/operator: VOTEC Servicios Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PT-KHK
Location: near S?o Paulo-Viracopos Airport, SP (VCP) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: BN-2A Islander aircraftBN-2A Islander aircraft
Category: Accident
A BN-2A Islander aircraft experienced a missing aircraft incident during a survey mission to Viracopos Airport. The aircraft failed to arrive as scheduled, and after 19 days of searching, the search was concluded. A total of 85.500 square miles were searched.A BN-2A Islander aircraft experienced a missing aircraft incident during a survey mission to Viracopos Airport. The aircraft failed to arrive as scheduled, and after 19 days of searching, the search was concluded. A total of 85.500 square miles were searched.
Description
The BN-2A Islander aircraft operated on a survey mission for the Project Radam. It departed Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport at 12:30 hours and failed to arrive at the destination, Viracopos Airport. Last radio contact was at 12:51 when the pilot reported that he was cancelling IFR and proceeding VFR. The search for the aircraft was called off after 19 days. A total of 85.500 square miles had been searched with result.
Source of Information
http://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1980_00066.pdfhttp://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1980_00066.pdfPrimary Cause
Pilot error/Inadequate communication during VFR operation.Pilot error/Inadequate communication during VFR operation.Share on:
