Convair CV-340 crash, May 3, 1963 (37 killed), São Paulo-...
Convair CV-340 accident on May 3, 1963 near São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil with 37 fatalities. Cause: After a false engine 2 fire warning...
- Date: May 3, 1963
- Aircraft: Convair CV-340
- Location: São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 37
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: After a false engine 2 fire warning shortly after takeoff, the crew feathered the engine; a restart failed and the windmilling propeller created heavy drag. The aircraft stalled in a turn to line up with the runway and crashed on a house near the airport.
Shortly after night takeoff from Congonhas the No. 2 engine caught fire and the Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 340 turned back. It lost altitude on the downwind leg, struck a house and the ground in a built up area, and was destroyed, killing 37 people.