Douglas DC-3 crash, Sep 27, 1946 (25 killed), Rio Doce Mi...
Douglas DC-3 accident on September 27, 1946 near Rio Doce Minas Gerais, Brazil with 25 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was probably struck by lightning..
- Date: September 27, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Rio Doce Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was probably struck by lightning.
A Panair do Brasil DC 3 on a scheduled flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro struck a mountain near Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, on 27 September 1946. All 25 people on board were killed.