Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 December 1953
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Aeronorte – Empr. de Transpoeres Areos Norte do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-DZY
Location: off Araruama, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft strut and one wheel.Aircraft strut and one wheel.
Category: Accident
On December 12, 1953, an aircraft reported missing from Vit¢ria to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was last observed near Araruama, Saquarena, and Maric . The aircraft was experiencing low-flying conditions in bad weather and was last seen near the coastline around 16:00 – 17:00 hours. Fishermen recovered a strut and one wheel approximately 25 km from Araruama, Rio de Janeiro, at Praia Seca on December 26, 1953.On December 12, 1953, an aircraft reported missing from Vit¢ria to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was last observed near Araruama, Saquarena, and Maric . The aircraft was experiencing low-flying conditions in bad weather and was last seen near the coastline around 16:00 – 17:00 hours. Fishermen recovered a strut and one wheel approximately 25 km from Araruama, Rio de Janeiro, at Praia Seca on December 26, 1953.
Description
The aircraft was reported missing on a flight from Vit¢ria to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 December 1953. It was last observer near Araruama, Saquarena and Maric between 16:00 and 17:00 hours, low flying in bad weather. A strut and one of the wheels were recovered by fishermen about 25 km from Araruama, RJ, at Praia Seca on 26 December 1953.
Source of Information
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_index.htmlhttp://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_index.htmlPrimary Cause
Bad weather conditions and low-flying flight.Bad weather conditions and low-flying flight.Share on:
