Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 October 1956
Aircraft Type: Hurel-Dubois HD.321
Owner/operator: Secrtariat Gnral
l’Aviation Civile et Comm. – SGACC
Registration Number: F-BHHA
Location: 10 km from Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o International Airport, RJ (GIG) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Hurel-Dubois HD.321 aircraftHurel-Dubois HD.321 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Hurel-Dubois HD.321 aircraft crashed into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during a demonstration flight for the Brazilian Air Force. A Brazilian passenger, Newton Monteiro de Campos, died in the accident.A Hurel-Dubois HD.321 aircraft crashed into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during a demonstration flight for the Brazilian Air Force. A Brazilian passenger, Newton Monteiro de Campos, died in the accident.
Description
A Hurel-Dubois HD.321 aircraft crashed into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during a demonstration flight for the Brazilian Air Force. A Brazilian passenger, Newton Monteiro de Campos, died in the accident.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during the demonstration flight.Mechanical failure during the demonstration flight.Share on:
