Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 10, 1957 (26 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 10, 1957 near Anchieta Island São Paulo, Brazil with 26 fatalities. Cause: A fire in the starboard...
- Date: April 10, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Anchieta Island São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A fire in the starboard engine led to a stall into Papagaio Peak on Anchieta Island, which the crew had not seen in reduced visibility.
A Douglas DC-3 operated by Real Aerovias on a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo lost an engine to fire near Ubatuba and was descending to land there. In poor visibility the crew did not see Papagaio Peak on Anchieta Island, and the aircraft stalled into the mountain and burned, killing 26 people.