Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 6, 1956, Belo Hor...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 6, 1956 near Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: September 6, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Shortly after takeoff from Pampulha Airport, Belo Horizonte, a Douglas C 47 banked left while climbing, lost height and crashed in flames. All 16 occupants were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. The crew had left engine problems at Caratinga and Belo Horizonte earlier in the flight and still chose to continue.