Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 June 1973
Aircraft Type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-PDX
Location: S?o Lu¡z-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport, MA (SLZ) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: No. 1 EngineNo. 1 Engine
Category: Accident
A go-around was initiated from an altitude of approximately 90 m during final approach to S?o Lu¡z. The aircraft experienced an extreme nose-up attitude, stalled, and crashed in a right bank, 760 m to the right of the runway.A go-around was initiated from an altitude of approximately 90 m during final approach to S?o Lu¡z. The aircraft experienced an extreme nose-up attitude, stalled, and crashed in a right bank, 760 m to the right of the runway.
Description
A go-around was initiated from an altitude of about 90 m, while on final approach to S?o Lu¡z. The aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude, stalled and crashed in a right bank, 760 m to the right of the runway. Investigations revealed that the no. 1 engine wasn’t developing any power when the aircraft struck the ground.
Primary Cause
Engine failure ? specifically, the no. 1 engine failing to develop power during the critical phase of the stall.Engine failure ? specifically, the no. 1 engine failing to develop power during the critical phase of the stall.Share on:
