Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 October 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: M.S. Consultoria Tcnica Operacional de Avia?o
Registration Number: PT-KVU
Location: Belo Horizonte-Carlos Prates Airport, MG –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: BrakesBrakes
Category: Accident
An aircraft impacted the runway at a shallow landing speed, resulting in a significant drop of 30 meters.An aircraft impacted the runway at a shallow landing speed, resulting in a significant drop of 30 meters.
Description
The aircraft touched down 500 feet down the runway and overran due to failure of the brakes. It fell down a 30 m drop off.
Source of Information
http://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1978_00183.pdfhttp://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1978_00183.pdfPrimary Cause
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