Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 August 1965
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-0
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-CFD
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: Left main gearLeft main gear
Category: Accident
A Cruzeiro do Sul flight 152 experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in the left main gear collapsing during touchdown, leading to a runway excursion.A Cruzeiro do Sul flight 152 experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in the left main gear collapsing during touchdown, leading to a runway excursion.
Description
Cruzeiro do Sul flight 152 returned to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil, after suffering an engine failure shortly after departure. After touch down, the aircraft went off the left side of the runway. The left main gear collapsed.
Source of Information
http://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1965_00195.pdfhttp://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1965_00195.pdfPrimary Cause
Engine failure during takeoff.Engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
