Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre

On January 3, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho Rio Grande do Sul.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (one pilot under check and one instructor) were conducting a local training flight at Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho Airport. While passing over the runway at low height, the instructor shut down the right engine to simulate a failure when the airplane banked to the right. The instructor elected to correct the situation by an action on the rudder but the aircraft reached an hazardous attitude. The power was then reduced on the second engine and the aircraft crash landed. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VDL, MSN 4115, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.0311°, -51.2252°.