Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 November 1940
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SPF
Location: Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: The entire Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e aircraft, specifically the flight control systems and potentially the landing gear.The entire Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e aircraft, specifically the flight control systems and potentially the landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e passenger plane, named ‘Cidade de Santos’, crashed mid-air after colliding with a de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly. Both aircraft perished, resulting in the loss of all on board.A Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e passenger plane, named ‘Cidade de Santos’, crashed mid-air after colliding with a de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly. Both aircraft perished, resulting in the loss of all on board.
Description
A Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e passenger plane, named “Cidade de Santos”, had taken off from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) when it collided in mid-air with a de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly registered LV-KAB of Shell-Mex. Both aircraft crashed and all on board perished.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a combination of factors including a loss of control during maneuvering and a collision with the DH90 Dragonfly.Mechanical failure ? likely a combination of factors including a loss of control during maneuvering and a collision with the DH90 Dragonfly.Share on:
