| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1956 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PT-YQA |
| MSN: | 13621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP) |
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A C-47 passenger plane sustained extensive damage in a takeoff accident at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH), Brazil. The plane was piloted by a drunk mechanic who had been dismissed from the company.
Sources:
O Globo 6 April 1956
Folha da Noite 5 April 1956, p1
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