Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SPP
Location: Londrina Airport, PR (LDB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Campo Grande to S?o Paulo, crashed in Londrina after a significant malfunction during its initial flight. The aircraft initiated a go-around following a feathering of its left wing and subsequently made a sharp left turn, resulting in a crash.A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Campo Grande to S?o Paulo, crashed in Londrina after a significant malfunction during its initial flight. The aircraft initiated a go-around following a feathering of its left wing and subsequently made a sharp left turn, resulting in a crash.
Description
The DC-3 left Londrina at 18:33. Fifty minutes into the flight the left prop was feathered and the crew elected to return to Londrina. The aircraft approached runway 12 but power was applied for a go-around. The aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. The airplane operated on a service from Campo Grande (CGR) to S?o Paulo (CGH) with an en route stop at Londrina (LDB)
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a go-around due to a mechanical failure of the left wing.Loss of control during a go-around due to a mechanical failure of the left wing.Share on:
