Pan American Word Airways. Lockheed L-049 Constellation, registro N88832 (cn 2032). Aeroporto de Congonhas (CGH), São Paulo.
Registro fotográfico garimpado na rede, disponível em:
Breve histórico da aeronave:
Construído em meados de 1945, foi adquirido novo pela PAN AM em 19 de fevereiro de 1946, em sua versão original L-049; equipado com quatro motores Wright R-3350-745C18BA-1 radial, matriculado N88832, batizado "Clipper Flora Temple".
Foi convertido para a versão L-149 e, em 18 de março de 1955 foi transferido para a PANAIR DO BRASIL, mariculado PP-PDJ.
Em 16 de junho de 1955, quando estava em procedimento de pouso no Aeroporto Silvio Pettirossi International (SGAS/ASU), em Assuncion, Paraguay, veio a colidir com uma plantação de cocos.
Relato do acidente, disponível em:
Narrative:
Lockheed Constellation PP-PDJ was carrying out a scheduled Panair flight from London to Buenos Aires with stops at Paris, Lisbon, Dakar, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Asuncion. The aircraft was on the São Paulo - Asuncion leg of this flight when the crew contacted Asuncion at 01:05. They were cleared to land on runway 02 and were told to report when on finals. Last contact was at 01:15. The aircraft was descending through clouds until the left wing hit a 12 metre tree. Part of the wing broke off and the plane continued knocking down coconut trees. Some 500 metres from the initial point of impact, the aircraft came into violent contact with a tree at ground level, uprooting it, so that the fuselage fell over in a position facing about 30° to the left of the path of flight. At this point the fuselage caught fire.
