PP-VDQ

On December 14, 1969 at 12:00 AM, PP-VDQ experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Uberlândia Minas Gerais.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Uberlândia Airport, while at an altitude of 500 feet, the pilot decided to make a go-around as his position was wrong. Suddenly, the airplane banked right, stalled and crashed in a field located 1,400 meters short of runway 04 threshold. The wreckage was found 900 meter to the right of the extended centerline. All nine occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VDQ, MSN 1628, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.9158°, -48.2519°.