ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335395
| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos Catarinense |
| Registration: | PP-AJA |
| MSN: | 11844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Salvador-Dois de Julho Airport, BA (SSA) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salvador-Dois de Julho International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV) |
The no. 2 engine failed immediately after takeoff. Returning to the airport, the DC-3 lost height and crash-landed.
One passenger and the captain were injured.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not feathering or reducing power on the defective engine."
Sources:
Folha da Noite 16 March 1953, p2
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