- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 06, 1955 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil |
Operator: | REAL |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | PP-YPZ |
cn / ln: | 11699 |
Aboard: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | After an aborted landing attempt due to a unlocked landing gear, the plane made a left turn, hit a pole, crashed and burned. Pilot error. Improper use of the throttles by the crew following the go-around. Failure of the landing gear locking mechanism. |
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