ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-10-01 Lodestar PP-SAC Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS (PET)
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Date:Tuesday 11 January 1949
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18-10-01 Lodestar
Operator:SAVAG - Viação Aérea Gaucha
Registration: PP-SAC
MSN: 18-2112
First flight: 1941
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS (PET) (   Brazil)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS (PET/SBPK), Brazil
Destination airport:Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brazil
Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff. Presumably the engines failed due to fuel contamination.

Sources:
» Folha da Manha 12 January 1949, p3
» El Tiempo 12 January 1949, p8
» JetSite


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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 Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS to Porto Alegre Airport, RS as the crow flies is 221 km (138 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.
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