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| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1947 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Organização Mineira de Transportes Aéreos (OMTA) |
| Registration: | PP-OMC |
| MSN: | 6960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Casa/Araguari, MG -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Araguari, MG |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, RJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While trying to return due to engine problems, hit power line with landing gear, which caused a fire. Crashed. Pilot and three passengers died.
Sources:
Folha da Noite 5 February 1947, p1+8
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
http://gazetadotriangulo.com.br/tmp/noticias/ha-67-anos-aviao-caiu-em-araguari-deixando-vitimas-fatais/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2015 17:56 | TB | Added |
| 28-Sep-2015 18:59 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 17-Feb-2019 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2019 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Nov-2019 18:09 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2019 18:11 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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