Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 13, 1950 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 13, 1950 near Londrina Paraná, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: The cause was left engine failure...
- Date: December 13, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Londrina Paraná, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was left engine failure during takeoff.
A VASP C 47 on a scheduled flight from Arapongas via Londrina to São Paulo lost its left engine during the takeoff roll on 13 December 1950. The asymmetric thrust took it off the runway, and it struck a house with a bar, killing three people inside. All 31 occupants were evacuated, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.