Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 June 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3D
Owner/operator: Linha Area Transcontinental Brasileira
Registration Number: PP-NAL
Location: Gramacho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Flight Instruments and Navigation SystemsFlight Instruments and Navigation Systems
Category: Accident
A VFR flight occurred at 180 feet above ground level (AGL) in poor visibility, with the pilot attempting a descent over an area with a minimum safe height of 1200 feet. The incident was likely caused by a disregard of flight regulations, specifically a descent attempt that exceeded the established safe altitude.A VFR flight occurred at 180 feet above ground level (AGL) in poor visibility, with the pilot attempting a descent over an area with a minimum safe height of 1200 feet. The incident was likely caused by a disregard of flight regulations, specifically a descent attempt that exceeded the established safe altitude.
Description
Struck high ground at a height of 180 feet in poor visibility. The crew were flying VFR in IFR conditions. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Disregard of flight regulations- during an instrument flight the pilot attempted a descent over an area where the minimum safe height was 1200 feet.”
Primary Cause
Disregard of flight regulations ? during an instrument flight, the pilot attempted a descent over an area where the minimum safe height was 1200 feet.Disregard of flight regulations ? during an instrument flight, the pilot attempted a descent over an area where the minimum safe height was 1200 feet.Share on:
