Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 November 1962
Aircraft Type: SAAB Scandia 90A-1
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SRA
Location: near Paraibuna, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Saab aircraft collided with a Cessna 310 aircraft shortly after takeoff from S?o Paulo, resulting in a crash. The Cessna was flying in the opposite direction on the same airway.A Saab aircraft collided with a Cessna 310 aircraft shortly after takeoff from S?o Paulo, resulting in a crash. The Cessna was flying in the opposite direction on the same airway.
Description
The Saab took off from S?o Paulo at 11:44 GMT for an IFR flight to Rio de Janeiro. Last position report was at 12:03 when abeam S?o Jose dos Campos. Cessna 310 PT-BRQ took off from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont at 11:11 GMT for a VFR flight to Marte. It was flying on the same airway (Airway AB-6) in the opposite direction. Both aircraft collided at 2400 m and crashed. After the collision a Notam was issued, prohibiting VFR flights on the AB-6 airway. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Both pilots failed to maintain adequate lookouts for other aircraft.”
Primary Cause
Both pilots failed to maintain adequate lookouts for other aircraft.Both pilots failed to maintain adequate lookouts for other aircraft.Share on:
