Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 1, 1959 (17 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 1, 1959 near Prado Bahia, Brazil with 17 fatalities.
- Date: March 1, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Prado Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
A Brazilian Air Force Douglas C 47 Skytrain DC 3 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador went out of control and crashed near Prado in southern Bahia. All 17 occupants were killed, among them Major Brigadier Dionisio Cerqueira de Taunay. The cause is not known.