Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 26, 1950, São Pau...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 26, 1950 near São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Right engine failure during...
- Date: May 26, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Right engine failure during the takeoff roll.
A VASP Douglas C 47 on a scheduled flight to Ribeirão Preto and São José do Rio Preto lost its right engine during the takeoff roll on 26 May 1950. The pilot lost control, and the aircraft veered off the runway and struck an earth bank, which sheared off the left engine. All 24 occupants survived, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.