Narrative:
The aircraft contacted a hill on approach to Maringá Airport, Brazil. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but just two of the 28 occupants were injured.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1959 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-AVY |
| MSN: | 13632 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Maringá Airport, PR (MGF) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo (unknown airport), SP, Brazil |
| Maringá Regional Airport, PR (MGF/SBMH), Brazil |
The aircraft contacted a hill on approach to Maringá Airport, Brazil. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but just two of the 28 occupants were injured.
Sources:
» O Estado de S.Paulo 2 September 1959, p6Photos
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