Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 August 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2028
Location: Guaratiba, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 experienced a hard landing on a hillside following an engine failure. The aircraft struck the ground.A Cessna 172 experienced a hard landing on a hillside following an engine failure. The aircraft struck the ground.
Description
Struck a hillside, reportedly following an engine failure.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0kwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=5553%2C778846, http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1951/08/08/1/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0kwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=5553%2C778846, http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1951/08/08/1/Primary Cause
Engine failure likely caused a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.Engine failure likely caused a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.Share on:
