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Crash of a Lockheed 18-10 LodeStar near São Paulo: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PBD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Porto Alegre – Florianópolis – Curitiba – São Paulo
MSN:
2083
YOM:
1940
Location:
São Paulo
São Paulo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Porto Alegre and on a schedule service to São Paulo with intermediate stops in Florianópolis and Curitiba, carrying 10 passengers and four crew members. On approach to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, the crew was forced to initiate a go around procedure for unknown reasons. While circling in clouds for a second approach to land, the airplane deviated from the prescribed route to the south until it impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Cantareira Mountain Range. The wreckage was found 24 km south of the airport. Six occupants were rescued and eight others were killed, among them both pilots.
Crew:
Clovis Roldão de Oliveira Bastos, pilot,
Comet Sipetz, copilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Rio de Janeiro: 18 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1940 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SPF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo
MSN:
5689
YOM:
1937
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
Shortly after its departure from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, while climbing in clouds to an altitude of some 1,500 feet, the three engine aircraft named 'Cidade de Santos' collided with a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly registered LV-KAB and operated by the Shell-Mex Company of Argentina. Its pilot was initiated an approach to the same airport when the collision occurred. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the Botafogo Bay, killing all 19 occupants.
Probable cause:
Both crews failed to see and avoid each other due to the poor visibility caused by the presence of clouds at low altitude.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in São Paulo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1939 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
PP-TDU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Campo de Marte - Campo de Marte
Location:
São Paulo
São Paulo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Campo de Marte Airport at 1130LT on a local flight. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the district of Ponte Pequena, in São Paulo. One occupant was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.46fi in Aquidauana

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.46
Operator:
Registration:
PP-CAU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Paz – Corumbá – São Paulo
MSN:
2720
YOM:
1935
Location:
Aquidauana
Mato Grosso do Sul
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Corumbá to São Paulo, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a jungle. Three passengers were injured and four other occupants escaped unhurt. The float plane named 'Tocantins' was damaged beyond repair.
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