| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-ITF |
| MSN: | 2925/382 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) |
Turbulence on the Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport runway 02 approach path caused the Curtiss to touch down short of the runway. The right main gear leg broke off and the no. 2 engine sustained damage. Full power was applied and the flight diverted to Galeao Airport for an emergency landing. Fire destroyed the aircraft.
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