Last updated: 2 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-13-DK (DC-3) |
| Operating for: | Loide Aéreo Nacional |
| Leased from: | Linhas Aéreas Paulistas - LAP |
| Registration: | PP-LPG |
| C/n / msn: | 26267/14822 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Aracaju Airport, SE (AJU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Maceió Airport, AL (MCZ/SBMO), Brazil |
| Aracaju Airport, SE (AJU/SBAR), Brazil |
An attempt to land at Aracaju was apparently abandoned as the aircraft overflew the runway and initiated a turn to the right. The DC-3 crashed during this turn.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot attempted a visual approach and made a turn at low altitude in adverse weather conditions."
Sources:
» Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Jul 13, 1951Photos
Map
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 Maceió Airport, AL to Aracaju Airport, SE as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Maceió Airport, AL to Aracaju Airport, SE as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2949th loss
- 1002nd fatal accident
- 4th worst accident (at the time)
- 25th worst accident (currently)
Brazil- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
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