Narrative:
The flight crew became lost on a flight between Rio de Janeiro and São Lourenço. An emergency landing was performed into a field after it ran out of fuel. The undercarriage collapsed when it ran into a ravine. Two injuries.
Forced landing outside airport
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1948 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Universal Transportes Aéreos - UTA |
| Registration: | PP-BBB |
| MSN: | 2215 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barbacena, MG ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
| São Lourenço Airport, MG (SSO/SNLO), Brazil |
The flight crew became lost on a flight between Rio de Janeiro and São Lourenço. An emergency landing was performed into a field after it ran out of fuel. The undercarriage collapsed when it ran into a ravine. Two injuries.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 10 September 1948, p3» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
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