Date & Time:
Aug 7, 1951 at 1153 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
2028
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11843
YOM:
1943
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching Santa Cruz AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a wooded hill located in Pedra de Guaratiba, about 11 km southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alvaro Eustorgio de Oliveira e Silva 3.
Crew:
Lt Alvaro Eustorgio de Oliveira e Silva 3.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by an engine failure.
