Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 1, 1955 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 1, 1955 near Belém Pará, Brazil with 6 fatalities.
- Date: December 1, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Belém Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Cruzeiro do Sul DC-3 took off from Belem at 06:57 local time with four crew and two passengers bound for Barreiras. Shortly after takeoff the left engine lost power, and the aircraft crashed and burned. All six people on board were killed.