Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 May 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SPL
Location: 8 km from Rancharia, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot attempted a visual flight in poor visibility and bad weather, resulting in a high-altitude impact.A pilot attempted a visual flight in poor visibility and bad weather, resulting in a high-altitude impact.
Description
Hit high ground in bad weather. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Pilot’s imprudence in attempting to fly visual in unfavourable weather conditions and very poor visibility.”
Primary Cause
Pilot’s imprudence in attempting to fly visual in unfavourable weather conditions and very poor visibility.Pilot’s imprudence in attempting to fly visual in unfavourable weather conditions and very poor visibility.Share on:
