Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 November 1990
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-115 Buffalo (DHC-5)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2350
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o International Airport, RJ (GIG) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A C-115 Buffalo transport aircraft crashed during takeoff at Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG) airport, Brazil, resulting in the loss of ten persons on board. The aircraft banked right and impacted the ground immediately after takeoff from runway 15.A C-115 Buffalo transport aircraft crashed during takeoff at Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG) airport, Brazil, resulting in the loss of ten persons on board. The aircraft banked right and impacted the ground immediately after takeoff from runway 15.
Description
A de Havilland Canada C-115 Buffalo transport aircraft was destroyed in a takeoff accident at Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG), Brazil. There were ten persons on board. One of them survived the accident. The Buffalo operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG) to Bras¡lia with en route stops at S?o Paulo-Campo de Marte Airport and Anapolis (APS). Immediately after takeoff from runway 15, the airplane banked right and impacted the ground.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4DtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WLMFAAAAIBAJ&hl=pt-BR&pg=6843%2C1142305https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4DtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WLMFAAAAIBAJ&hl=pt-BR&pg=6843%2C1142305Primary Cause
Takeoff conditions and runway operation.Takeoff conditions and runway operation.Share on:
