Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 June 1975
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-235 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VDN
Location: Pedro Afonso, GO –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft control system and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control system and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A simulated IFR approach aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent, resulting in a crash into a house due to excessive speed and overrunning the runway.A simulated IFR approach aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent, resulting in a crash into a house due to excessive speed and overrunning the runway.
Description
The aircraft approached with excessive speed and touched down on the last 300 m of the runway, overran, crossed a street and crashed into a house. The crew were practicing a simulated IFR approach.
Primary Cause
Simulated IFR approach conditions and excessive speed.Simulated IFR approach conditions and excessive speed.Share on:
