Date: | Sunday 4 August 1963 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-49E (DC-3DST-144) |
Owner/operator: | Sadia Transportes Aéreos |
Registration: | PP-SLL |
MSN: | 1500 |
Year of manufacture: | 1936 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ibicaré, SC -
Brazil
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Joaçaba Airport, SC (JCB/SSJA) |
Destination airport: | Videira Airport, SC (VIA/SSVI) |
Narrative:The DC-3 took off from Joaçaba for a VFR flight to Videira, Brazil. Weather at Videira was 8/8 stratus at 360 feet and visibility 8 km. Visibility became poor when approaching Videira and the flight was carried out at 150 feet. Near Videira, the plane crashed into Mount Ibicaré, 30 feet below the summit.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Continuation of VFR flight in adverse weather conditions."
Sources:
The Age - Aug 7, 1963
A Noite 6 August 1963, p10
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