Last updated: 3 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-AVL |
| MSN: | 9886 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Concórdia, SC ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Concórdia Airport, SC (CCI/SSCK), Brazil |
The DC-3, which was carrying a cargo of frozen meat, crashed into a hill some 1500 m short of the Concórdia runway in adverse weather conditions.
A newspaper report at the time suggested the accident occurred during an emergency landing near Videira, SC when both engines (!) caught fire in flight.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Continuation of visual flight in adverse weather conditions."
Sources:
» Folha de São Paulo 7 September 1961, p16Photos
Map
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 São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Concórdia Airport, SC as the crow flies is 668 km (418 miles).
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Concórdia Airport, SC as the crow flies is 668 km (418 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
