Date:	Sunday 22 May 1938
Time:	13:40
Type:	Junkers Ju-52/3mge
Owner/operator:	Syndicato Condor
Registration:	PP-CBC
MSN:	5453
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 17
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Santos Airport, SP (SSZ) -   Brazil
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Santos Airport, SP (SSZ/SBST)
Destination airport:	Paranaguá Municipal Airport, PR (PNG/SSPG)

Narrative:
A float-equipped Junkers Ju-52, named "Guaracy", crashed on takeoff killing the Brazilian Minister of Justice Mauricio Cardoso.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Santos to Paranaguá, São Francisco do Sul and Porto Alegre. The aircraft taxied towards Ilha das Palmas, a small island in a bay called Baía de Santos. There were strong waves. During takeoff the aircraft hit a wave, causing the loss of one of the two pontoons. The aircraft flipped over and broke up.

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