Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 15, 1953, Salvado...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 15, 1953 near Salvador Bahia, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The right engine failed after takeoff,...
- Date: March 15, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Salvador Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The right engine failed after takeoff, its propeller was not feathered, and the aircraft stalled in the return turn.
A Transportes Aéreos Catarinense Douglas C 47 lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from Salvador Airport on 15 March 1953. The crew turned back for an emergency landing, but the aircraft stalled in the final turn and crashed short of the runway threshold. All six people on board were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.