Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 144

A Convair 340 of Lufthansa, parked at Heathrow Airport in 1955, similar to the destroyed aircraft.
Accident
DateMay 3, 1963 (1963-05-03)
SummaryEngine failure
SiteBrazil Planalto Paulista, São Paulo
Total fatalities37
Total injuries13
Total survivors13
Aircraft
Aircraft typeConvair 340
OperatorBrazil Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul
RegistrationPP-CDW, nicknamed Sirius
Flight originBrazil Congonhas Airport, São Paulo
DestinationBrazil Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro
Occupants50
Passengers44
Crew6
Fatalities37
Injuries13
Survivors13

The Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 144 was a domestic commercial route operated by Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul, departing from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro, with stops in Florianópolis, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, and São Paulo. On the night of May 3, 1963, the aircraft operating this route, a Convair 340 registration PP-CDW, took off from Congonhas Airport in São Paulo at 19:30, bound for Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro.[1] Shortly after takeoff, the crew received an audible warning of an engine fire and attempted to return to the airport. During the maneuver, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed, resulting in the deaths of 37 occupants and injuries to another thirteen.[2]

Aircraft

In 1946, Cruzeiro do Sul was granted the right by the Brazilian government to operate flights between Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. To serve these routes, the company acquired 3 Douglas DC-4 aircraft. However, Cruzeiro demanded a subsidy from the Brazilian government to operate these routes, which was not accepted by the authorities, leading the company to abandon them. Consequently, the DC-4s operated briefly on domestic routes until they were returned in 1952.[3] To replace them, Cruzeiro do Sul ordered 19 Convair aircraft between 1954 and 1960, including 10 used CV240s (acquired from American Airlines), 4 CV340s, and 5 CV440s. The first of these aircraft, the CV340, was received in March 1954. This aircraft was manufactured in 1954, assigned serial number 159, and registered as PP-CDW. At that time, Cruzeiro do Sul named its planes after stars. The Convair 240/340/440 aircraft served Cruzeiro do Sul until 1967 when they were replaced by NAMC YS-11.[4] Of the 19 aircraft operated, 6 were lost in accidents. This contributed to the early replacement of the Convairs.

Aircraft Registration[5] Model Notes
Regulus[6] PP-CET CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Aldebaran[7] PP-CEU CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Betelgeuse.[8] PP-CEV CV-240 Destroyed in S. Paulo on 15/1/63[9]
Polaris PP-CEW CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Not identified PP-CEY CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Dube.[8] PP-CEZ CV-240 Destroyed in Vitória on 9/5/62
Rigel[10] PP-CFA CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Not identified PP-CFB CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Not identified PP-CFC CV-240 Retired from service in 1967
Alderamin PP-CFD CV-240 Accident, no casualties, in Rio de Janeiro on May 20, 1965, total loss.[11]
Sirius.[8] PP-CDW CV 340 Destroyed in S. Paulo on 3/5/63
Canopus PP-CDY CV-340 Accident, no casualties, in Parnaíba on January 22, 1963, total loss.
Vega PP-CDZ CV-340 Retired from service in 1967
Antares[12] PP-CEA CV-340 Retired from service in 1967
Castor PP-CEN CV-440 Retired from service in 1967
Polux PP-CEO CV-440 Retired from service in 1967
Alcyon.[8] PP-CEP CV-440 Destroyed in Curitiba on 16/6/58
Procyon PP-CER CV-440 Retired from service in 1967
Altair[13] PP-CFE CV-440 Replaced Alcyon. Retired from service in 1967

Accident

After a forty-minute delay caused by the replacement of the original aircraft scheduled for the 19:00 Ponte Aérea flight due to a defect,[2] the aircraft finally took off from Congonhas Airport at 19:40. Shortly after takeoff, fire and overheating alarms sounded for engine No. 2 (right side). The pilot declared an emergency and began procedures for landing. To address the serious issue, the crew opted to shut down and feather engine No. 2 and activate the emergency extinguishers to put out the fire in this engine. During brief contact with the Congonhas control tower, the crew requested visual confirmation of fire in engine No. 2. Upon visually checking the aircraft, the air traffic controller did not find any signs of fire in the engines and relayed this information to the Sirius crew. Despite the absence of visible fire, the fire alarm bell continued to ring. Consequently, the crew concluded that it was a false alarm but maintained the decision to make an emergency landing.[8]

During the landing procedures, an unsuccessful attempt was made to restart engine No. 2, and the propeller of this shut-down engine began to spin freely, causing significant drag and impairing the aircraft's stability. After initiating a turn to align with the runway, the aircraft lost lift and crashed into a residence located at 2356 Avenida Piassanguaba, near the airport, catching fire afterward. Despite the strong impact with the ground, twelve passengers (including the actor Renato Consorte) and one crew member survived the accident.[8] Among the deceased was Congressman Miguel Bahury, who presided over a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission in the Chamber of Deputies, aimed at investigating the causes of the high number of air accidents in the country at that time.[14] The creation of this commission was motivated by the crash of another Convair 340 during Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435, in which Congressman Bahury's wife lost her life.

Consequences

Later on May 3, the 23:00 Ponte Aérea flight suffered an incident with the explosion on the ground of an engine on another Cruzeiro Convair 340, causing many passengers to forgo flying at that time. The accident highlighted the precarious state of flight operations in Brazil, particularly in aircraft maintenance.[2]

Commercial aviation (in Brazil) has improved but still accumulates serious problems and errors.

— Congressman Miguel Bahury (PSP-MA), in an interview with Folha de S. Paulo a month before the crash of the Convair PP-CDW Sirius, the disaster that claimed his life.[15]

During the investigations, it was found that engine No. 2 of the Sirius had shown problems during another flight to Porto Alegre, having been repaired, tested, and approved by Cruzeiro do Sul maintenance teams at that airport. It was later determined that the fire alarm was, in fact, a false alarm (while the real issue was an overheating of engine No. 2). Due to the false alarm, the crew activated the fire extinguishers for engine No. 2. During the attempt to restart it, the crew forgot to turn off the extinguishers, which, when activated, automatically cut off the fuel supply and electrical command to the engine. This error may have been made by Cruzeiro pilots due to their familiarity with the cockpits of Convair CV240 and CV440, which were identical, unlike the cockpits of the Convair CV-340. Technical failures in aircraft were common during this period in national aviation and highlighted the lack of efficient maintenance.[8]

Cruzeiro do Sul operated nineteen Convair aircraft, losing six in accidents. These accidents contributed to the early retirement of these aircraft in the company.

Bibliography

  • SILVA, Carlos Ari Cesar Germano da; O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes; Porto Alegre Editora EDIPUCRS, 2008, pp 190–193.

See also


References

  1. ^ "Incendiou-se o avião com 49 pessoa a bordo". Memória BN. A Noite. April 5, 1963.
  2. ^ a b c Jornal do Brasil (May 4, 1963). "Avião caiu em São Paulo: 33 mortos e 16 feridos". Ano LXXIII, número 102, paginas 1 e 4. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "A História". Cruzeiro Virtual. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Frota Cruzeiro do Sul". Aviação Comercial. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Syndicato Condor". Postcards of former Airlines. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Convair 240 Regulus". AirlineHobby.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  7. ^ Vito Cedrini (September 10, 1966). "Convair 240 Aldebaran". Airliners.net. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g SILVA, Carlos Ari Cesar Germano da (2008). O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes. Porto Alegre: Editora EDIPUCRS. pp. 190–193. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  9. ^ Gianfranco Beting. "Acidentes Gerais - Convair 240". Jetsite. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  10. ^ Vito Cedrini (May 13, 1965). "Convair 240 Rigel". Airliners.net. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  11. ^ Gianfranco Beting. "Acidentes Gerais – Convair 240". Jetsite. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  12. ^ Mel Lawrence (March 1962). "Convair 340 Antares". Airliners.net. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  13. ^ Helio Bastos Salmon (November 1966). "Convair 440 Altair". Airliners.net. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  14. ^ Última Hora (May 4, 1963). "Deputado M. Bahury entre os 30 mortos do avião em chamas". Ano XII, Edição nº 4039, página 1 – Arquivo Público do Estado de S. Paulo (Acervo Última Hora). Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  15. ^ Folha de S. Paulo (May 5, 1963). "Combatia insegurança em voo; morreu no Convair". Ano XLII, número 12376, página 6. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

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