Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 11 January 1958
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-CEH
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the blind flying screens.The aircraft’s flight control system and potentially the blind flying screens.
Category: Accident
An aircraft with blind flying screens lost altitude and crashed in Guanabara Bay.An aircraft with blind flying screens lost altitude and crashed in Guanabara Bay.
Description
The aircraft, with the blind flying screens in position, lost altitude and struck a barrier before crashing in Guanabara Bay.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a malfunction or instability in the aircraft’s flight control system.Loss of altitude due to a malfunction or instability in the aircraft’s flight control system.Share on:
