Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 August 1980
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Owner/operator: Prospec
Registration Number: PT-KAC
Location: near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system.Aircraft control system.
Category: Accident
An aerial photo flight carrying one pilot and two engineers crashed into a field after takeoff from Santos Dumont Airport, resulting in the deaths of all three individuals.An aerial photo flight carrying one pilot and two engineers crashed into a field after takeoff from Santos Dumont Airport, resulting in the deaths of all three individuals.
Description
The Islander crashed into a field three minutes after take off from Santos Dumont Airport while trying to return to the airport. One pilot and two engineers on an aerial photo flight were killed.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff.Loss of control during takeoff.Share on:
