ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336006
| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1950 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SPT |
| MSN: | 20543 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Londrina, PR -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Londrina Airport, PR (LDB/SBLO) |
The aircraft was just airborne when no. 1 engine power was lost. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Engine failure during takeoff. 2) Pilot error - short takeoff procedure used on an airfield where such a maneuver was not necessary."
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 14-12-1950
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