Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Embu: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 27, 1964 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SPZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
São Paulo - São Paulo
MSN:
4649
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a local training in the São Paulo area. Shortly after takeoff from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, while climbing, the airplane apparently exploded and crashed near a highway located few km south of Embu. All three crew members were killed. The exact cause of the explosion remains unknown.
