Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Sep 27, 1961, Brasíl...
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on September 27, 1961 near Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach...
- Date: September 27, 1961
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration, poor approach and landing preparation, and lack of crew coordination
A VARIG Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle PP VJD on flight RG592 from Rio de Janeiro to BrasÃlia landed hard after a wrong approach configuration on 27 September 1961. The undercarriage was damaged, the aircraft veered left off the runway and came to rest in flames, and all 71 occupants were evacuated before it was destroyed by a post crash fire.