| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aerovias Brasil |
| Registration: | PP-AVO |
| MSN: | 19113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belém, PA -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA (BEL/SBBE) |
The DC-3 took off from runway 06 and turned to the left. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed and caught fire.
The radio-operator survived the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot did not apply the procedure recommended by the airline and attempted to make a turn after takeoff below the specified altitude of 100 meters."
Sources:
Jornal do Brasil 15 July 1948, p6
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