ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335927
| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1951 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CCX |
| MSN: | 7341 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W off Florianopolis Airport, SC (FLN) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT) |
| Florianópolis Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL) |
The DC-3 crashed into the waters of Baía Sul following an overshoot in conditions of reduced visibility and rain. During the overshoot, the no. 2 engine failed.
The airplane operated on a domestic service from Rio de Janeiro to Florianopolis with en route stops at São Paulo and Curitiba.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 23-3-1951
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