Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 September 1964
Aircraft Type: Vickers 701C Viscount
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SRR
Location: 15 km SW of Nova Friburgo, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: VASP Flight 141 aircraftVASP Flight 141 aircraft
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft, scheduled for Recife to S?o Paulo, collided with the west slope of the Pico da Calednia near Nova Friburgo at an altitude of approximately 1950 meters. The collision occurred due to a potential obstacle located 35 kilometers to the right of the intended track.A Viscount aircraft, scheduled for Recife to S?o Paulo, collided with the west slope of the Pico da Calednia near Nova Friburgo at an altitude of approximately 1950 meters. The collision occurred due to a potential obstacle located 35 kilometers to the right of the intended track.
Description
The Viscount took off from Vitoria at 18:45 GMT and climbed to 1800 m. At 19:33 the crew reported over Rio Bonito at 1800 m in instrument meteorological conditions. Actually, the flight was over Nova Friburgo, 43 km from Rio Bonito. The aircraft collided with the west slope of the Pico da Calednia (2255 m) at an elevation of about 1950 m (6400 ft). VASP Flight 141 was a scheduled service from Recife, Brazil to S?o Paulo, Brazil with intermediate stops at Vit¢ria and Rio de Janeiro. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Collision with an obstacle located 35km to the right of the intended track, for reasons unknown.”
Primary Cause
Collision with an obstacle located 35km to the right of the intended track.Collision with an obstacle located 35km to the right of the intended track.Share on:
