Douglas DC-7 crash, Nov 1, 1961 (45 killed), Recife-Guara...
Douglas DC-7 accident on November 1, 1961 near Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco, Brazil with 45 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error: improper estimate of...
- Date: November 1, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco, Brazil
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error: improper estimate of distance, a non standard traffic pattern flown at night and failure to observe altitude minima on final approach.
A Panair do Brasil Douglas DC 7C arriving from Lisbon via Ilha do Sal struck a hill about 2.7 km short of the runway while approaching Recife at night on 1 November 1961. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. 45 of the 88 people on board were killed.