Narrative:
Struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 3 April 1955 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Operator: | Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-ITG |
| MSN: | 437 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 3 km from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX) ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo (unknown airport), SP, Brazil |
| Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brazil |
Struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil 5 April 1955, p7Photos
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