Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 14, 1950 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 14, 1950 near Ribeirão Preto São Paulo, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: The left engine failed after...
- Date: December 14, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Ribeirão Preto São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left engine failed after takeoff, reportedly because of a ruptured fuel line.
A VASP C 47 on a scheduled flight from Ribeirão Preto to São Paulo Congonhas lost its left engine shortly after takeoff on 14 December 1950. The pilot tried to land in a field near the airport, but the aircraft crashed in flames and was destroyed by a post crash fire. One passenger was killed, one was seriously injured, and the other occupants were evacuated safely.