Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-2
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VCQ
Location: near Brasilia, DF –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 40
Component Affected: The aircraftThe aircraft
Category: Accident
A Convair aircraft struck trees approximately 8400 meters short of the runway during a flight between Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Bras¡lia. The aircraft skidded 300 meters and fell to one side.A Convair aircraft struck trees approximately 8400 meters short of the runway during a flight between Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Bras¡lia. The aircraft skidded 300 meters and fell to one side.
Description
The Convair struck trees 8400 m short of the runway and skidded 300 m and fell to one side. The aircraft was on the final leg of the Rio de Janeiro-Belo Horizonte-Brasilia flight. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude for undetermined reasons.”
Primary Cause
The aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude for undetermined reasons.The aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude for undetermined reasons.Share on:
