Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff. Presumably the engines failed due to fuel contamination.
» El Tiempo 12 January 1949, p8
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1949 |
| Type: |  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)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS (PET/SBPK), Brazil |
| Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brazil |
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
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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).
Distance from Pelotas-Federal Airport, RS to Porto Alegre Airport, RS as the crow flies is 221 km (138 miles).
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