Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Jan 11, 1949 (8 killed), Pelo...
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on January 11, 1949 near Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with 8 fatalities. Cause: Fuel contamination.
- Date: January 11, 1949
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fuel contamination
A SAVAG Lockheed Lodestar bound for Porto Alegre crashed shortly after takeoff from Pelotas on 11 January 1949. All eight people aboard were killed.