Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 July 1950
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PCG
Location: 15 km NNE of Porto Alegre-Gravatai Air Base, RS –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 51 / Occupants: 51
Component Affected: Aircraft (Constellation)Aircraft (Constellation)
Category: Accident
A Lockheed L-049 Constellation passenger plane, PP-PCG, crashed near Porto Alegre, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all 44 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft operated a domestic Panair flight between Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Due to a poorly paved runway at SBPA, the Constellation used the Air Base runway, 6 kilometers north, and aborted an approach. Bad weather conditions, including a low ceiling and attempts to maintain visual contact, contributed to the accident.A Lockheed L-049 Constellation passenger plane, PP-PCG, crashed near Porto Alegre, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all 44 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft operated a domestic Panair flight between Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Due to a poorly paved runway at SBPA, the Constellation used the Air Base runway, 6 kilometers north, and aborted an approach. Bad weather conditions, including a low ceiling and attempts to maintain visual contact, contributed to the accident.
Description
A Lockheed L-049 Constellation passenger plane, PP-PCG, was destroyed when it crashed near Porto Alegre, Brazil. All 44 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a domestic Panair flight between Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. At the time of the accident the runway at Porto Alegre (SBPA) was not yet paved, therefore the Constellations used the Air Base runway, located some 6 km to the north. The Constellation struck Morro do Chapu, a 200 m hill 15 km to the NNE of the runway. The aircraft had aborted an approach and was circling the runway to try again. Weather conditions were bad with a low ceiling and the aircraft was trying to maintain visual contact with the ground.
Source of Information
http://diretodocockpit.blogspot.com/2010/12/morro-do-chapeu.htmlhttp://diretodocockpit.blogspot.com/2010/12/morro-do-chapeu.htmlPrimary Cause
Poor runway condition at SBPA.Poor runway condition at SBPA.Share on:
