NAMC YS-11 crash, Apr 12, 1972 (25 killed), Petropólis Ri...
NAMC YS-11 accident on April 12, 1972 near Petropólis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 25 fatalities. Cause: The crew tuned the ADF to the wrong NDB, which...
- Date: April 12, 1972
- Aircraft: NAMC YS-11
- Location: Petropólis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew tuned the ADF to the wrong NDB, which led to a wrong approach path flown at too low an altitude
A VASP NAMC YS11 on a scheduled flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro struck a mountain near Petropolis while descending at night in marginal weather. All 25 people on board were killed.