| Date: | Monday 16 June 1958 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440-59 |
| Owner/operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CEP |
| MSN: | 493 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL) |
| Curitiba Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Convair was positioning for a runway 33 approach when it was caught in downdrafts. The aircraft descended and struck the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to downdrafts."
Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (161)
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