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Fecha: | domingo 30 julio 1950 |
Tipo: |  Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar |
Operador: | SAVAG - Viação Aérea Gaucha |
Registración: | PP-SAA |
Numéro de série: | 18-2133 |
Año de Construcción: | 1941 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 12 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | cerca São Francisco de Assis, RS ( Brasil)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brasil |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | São Borja Airport, RS (QOJ/SSSB), Brasil |
Descripción:Crashed on and caught fire after colliding with a hill. The airplane had reportedly diverted to Santa Maria Airport because of poor weather along the route.
One of the passengers killed in the accident was Brazilian Senator and former aviation minister Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho. The Porto Alegre Airport was later named after him.
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Folha da Manhã 1-8-1950
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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 Porto Alegre Airport, RS to São Borja Airport, RS as the crow flies is 493 km (308 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.