Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1973 |
Time: | 19:57 |
Type: | Vickers 827 Viscount |
Owner/operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
Registration: | PP-SRD |
MSN: | 398 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Salvador-Dois de Julho International Airport, BA (SSA) -
Brazil
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Salvador-Dois de Julho International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV) |
Narrative:On arrival at Salvador-Dois de Julho Airport an IFR approach procedure was carried out in heavy rain. Just after touchdown the aircraft veered to the left and went off the runway. The landing gear failed and the aircraft sustained severe damage.
The cause of the accident was attributed to a lack of forward visibility after touchdown due to heavy rain and a malfunction of the windshield wiper.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Location
Images:
photo (c) Helio Bastos Salmon; Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL); 1969
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