ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335594
| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SPM |
| MSN: | 34151/16894 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | São Paulo, SP -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP) |
| Bauru Airport, SP (BAU/SBBU) |
Lost control when carrying out an emergency landing following an engine failure.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Failure of the port engine due to accessory drive failure. 2) Failure of the starboard engine due to seizure as a result of deficient maintenance. 3) Error on the part of the pilot(s) for lowering the landing gear in emergency conditions."
Sources:
Folha da Noite 15 July 1953, p1+3
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