Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3Registration
PP-CBY
MSN
11692
Year of Manufacture
1943
Operator
Cruzeiro do SulDate
August 26, 1955 at 08:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Forno Grande Espírito Santo
Region
South America • Brazil
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 26, 1955 at 08:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near Mt Forno Grande Espírito Santo.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft took off from Rio for Caravelas with an IFR flight plan specifying flight at 1,500 meters along airway Vd-1, carrying 4 crew members and 9 passengers. After 58 minutes of flight the aircraft reported that it was over Campos at 1,500 meters. There was no further news from the aircraft whose wreckage was later discovered on the summit of Mt Forno Grande in the State of Espírito Santo. There were no survivors and the aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CBY, MSN 11692, year of manufacture 1943.
Fatalities
Total
13
Crew
4
Passengers
9
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft took off from Rio for Caravelas with an IFR flight plan specifying flight at 1,500 meters along airway Vd-1, carrying 4 crew members and 9 passengers. After 58 minutes of flight the aircraft reported that it was over Campos at 1,500 meters. There was no further news from the aircraft whose wreckage was later discovered on the summit of Mt Forno Grande in the State of Espírito Santo. There were no survivors and the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
9
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 13
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas
Operator
Cruzeiro do SulFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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