| Date: | Sunday 3 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-ITG |
| MSN: | 437 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 3 km from Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo (unknown airport), SP |
| Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT) |
Struck a hill 2 miles short of the runway while on an instrument approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
Sources:
Jornal do Brasil 5 April 1955, p7
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