Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 08
Location: Barreiras, BA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the engine/propeller.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the engine/propeller.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude during approach in dense fog, resulting in a fire and crash.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude during approach in dense fog, resulting in a fire and crash.
Description
Crashed into hill and burst into flames when it was too low on approach in dense fog.
Primary Cause
Dense fog and insufficient altitude were the primary contributing factors to the incident.Dense fog and insufficient altitude were the primary contributing factors to the incident.Share on:
