Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 December 1967
Aircraft Type: Vickers C-90 Viscount (742D)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2100
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
An emergency landing occurred following a right wing scrape along the runway, resulting in fire. The aircraft carried President Arthur da Costa e Silva.An emergency landing occurred following a right wing scrape along the runway, resulting in fire. The aircraft carried President Arthur da Costa e Silva.
Description
An emergency landing was carried out after an undercarriage malfunction. The right wing scraped along the runway and caught fire. The aircraft carried President Arthur da Costa e Silva on a flight from Bras¡lia.
Primary Cause
Undercarriage malfunction leading to a scrape and subsequent fire.Undercarriage malfunction leading to a scrape and subsequent fire.Share on:
