Caravelas | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was engaged in a local test flight following a maintenance control. While flying in the vicinity of the airport, the crew encountered technical difficulties and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Unknown technical failure in flight.

Crash of a Beechcraft UC-45F Expeditor in Aracruz: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1967 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

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2789

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Aracruz while on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Caravelas. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Itabira

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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PP-CCF

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Rio de Janeiro - Caravelas

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3070

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1942

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The crew was performing a topographic mission between Rio de Janeiro and Caravelas on behalf of the Photogrammetry Services. En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Itabira. All six occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3A on Mt Forno Grande: 13 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1955 at 0800 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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PP-CBY

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

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Rio de Janeiro – Caravelas

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11692

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1943

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The aircraft took off from Rio for Caravelas with an IFR flight plan specifying flight at 1,500 meters along airway Vd-1, carrying 4 crew members and 9 passengers. After 58 minutes of flight the aircraft reported that it was over Campos at 1,500 meters. There was no further news from the aircraft whose wreckage was later discovered on the summit of Mt Forno Grande in the State of Espírito Santo. There were no survivors and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The accident was due to the Forno Grande peak not being indicated on current charts, the flight being conducted outside the airway and failure to adhere to the approved flight plan.

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Crash of a Beechcraft D18S near Caravelas: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft D18

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2825

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Caravelas – Fortaleza

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A-330

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The twin engine aircraft left Caravelas Airfield in the morning, taking part to a SAR operation after another airplane disappeared. En route, the contact was lost and as the aircraft failed to arrive in Fortaleza, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the three crew members was found. More than three years later, in October 1954, the wreckage was found in an isolated area located about 20 minutes of flight northwest of Caravelas.
Crew:
Cpt Antonio Filizola, pilot,
Cpt Decio Leopoldo de Sousa,
Sgt Wilton de Araujo Camara.

Crash of an Avro 685 York I in Caravelas: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

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G-AHEX

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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London – Lisbon – Bathurst – Natal – Rio de Janeiro – Santiago de Chile

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1301

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1946

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During the takeoff roll at Rio de Janeiro, the tire on the right main gear burst. The crew continued the takeoff procedure and after departure, the copilot and the flight engineer proceeded to a visual control of the right main gear and did not notice anything unusual. After three hours and a half into the flight, the engine number three caught fire. The captain started an emergency descent and elected to land in Caravelas. On touchdown in a field, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest in flames. Three passengers were killed while 12 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Fire on board the aircraft while in flight. The secondary cause as the bursting of a tire of starboard wheel resulting in damage to the undercarriage and to the oil system installation, and which occurred when taking off. The tread of the burst tire tore off the hydraulic jack bracing struts, which were forced into the nacelle of the engine, causing damage to the oil system installation so that the oil emptied out, and resulting in possible further damage to the propeller feathering system. Owing to the lack of oil, caused by seepage, the connecting rods were torn out, contributing to an excessive increase in speed. In this way the uncontrolled propeller and the resulting overspeeding caused the engine to break apart, allowing the outbreak of fire, whose intensity was aggravated by the large quantity of oil round the nacelle of the n° 3 engine.