Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 7, 1951 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 7, 1951 near Pedra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: Possible engine...
- Date: August 7, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Pedra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Possible engine failure, with the aircraft striking a hillside.
The Brazilian Air Force C-47A was approaching Santa Cruz Air Force Base when it went out of control and crashed on a wooded hill in Pedra de Guaratiba, about 11 km southeast of the base. All four crew were killed.