Narrative:
The Douglas DC-3 passenger plane, registered PP-YPX, departed Rio de Janeiro at 18:10 on a domestic flight to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil. The airplane failed to arrive at São Paulo and was declared missing.
The wreckage was found after about two days near Ubatuba.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 17 September 1951 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-YPX |
| MSN: | 9154 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Ubatuba, SP ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
The Douglas DC-3 passenger plane, registered PP-YPX, departed Rio de Janeiro at 18:10 on a domestic flight to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil. The airplane failed to arrive at São Paulo and was declared missing.
The wreckage was found after about two days near Ubatuba.
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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