Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 31, 1954 (19 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 31, 1954 near Mt Cipó Minas Gerais, Brazil with 19 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error and failure to...
- Date: May 31, 1954
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Cipó Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigation error and failure to maintain minimum safe altitude on the route
A Transportes Aereos Nacional DC 3 on a scheduled passenger flight from Governador Valadares to Belo Horizonte crashed into Mt Cipo, about 50 km northeast of Belo Horizonte, on 31 May 1954 in poor weather. All 19 people on board were killed.