Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Mar 6, 1955 (5 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on March 6, 1955 near Vitória da Conquista Bahia, Brazil with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error during go-around...
- Date: March 6, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Vitória da Conquista Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error during go-around with gear extended, combined with a landing gear locking mechanism failure
A Douglas C-53 operated by Real Transportes Aereos crashed near Vitoria da Conquista airport on 6 March 1955 while making a go-around after the landing gear failed to lock. The aircraft hit a telephone pole, stalled and burned. Five people were killed and 16 were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.