Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 May 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SRV
Location: S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Starboard engineStarboard engine
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft operating from S?o Paulo to Ribeir?o Preto and S?o Jos do Rio Preto experienced an aborted takeoff due to a failure of the second engine. The aircraft ran off the runway and collided with a pile of earth, resulting in damage to the first engine. The probable cause is a total failure of the starboard engine during takeoff.A DC-3 aircraft operating from S?o Paulo to Ribeir?o Preto and S?o Jos do Rio Preto experienced an aborted takeoff due to a failure of the second engine. The aircraft ran off the runway and collided with a pile of earth, resulting in damage to the first engine. The probable cause is a total failure of the starboard engine during takeoff.
Description
The takeoff from Sao Paulo had to be aborted because of the failure of the no. 2 engine. The DC-3 ran off the runway and collided with a pile of earth pushing the no. 1 engine into the fuselage. The aircraft operated on a flight from S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport to Ribeir?o Preto and S?o Jos do Rio Preto, Brazil. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Total failure of starboard engine on takeoff run.”
Source of Information
http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1950/05/27/1//228828http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1950/05/27/1//228828Primary Cause
Total failure of starboard engine on takeoff run.Total failure of starboard engine on takeoff run.Share on:
