Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Mar 22, 1951 (3 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on March 22, 1951 near Florianópolis Santa Catarina, Brazil with 3 fatalities.
- Date: March 22, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Florianópolis Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas DC-3 PP-CCX crashed into the sea a few hundred yards off Florianópolis Airport on 22 March 1951 while on approach in heavy rain. Three of the 14 people aboard died and 11 others were injured.