Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 12, 1952 (24 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 12, 1952 near Palmeira de Goiás Goiás, Brazil with 24 fatalities. Cause: An in-flight fire in the cabin...
- Date: August 12, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Palmeira de Goiás Goiás, Brazil
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An in-flight fire in the cabin led to the crash. Sources differ, with one attributing the loss to a bomb explosion.
A Transportes Aéreos Nacional DC-3 on a flight from Rio Verde toward Goiânia reported a fire in the cabin. The crew failed to put it out, and the captain tried an emergency landing at Palmeira de Goiás. At about 20 meters the aircraft broke up in the air and crashed a few kilometers from the airport, killing all 24 people on board.