Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Apr 12, 1960 (10 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on April 12, 1960 near Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft deviated to...
- Date: April 12, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft deviated to the right on the takeoff roll and an over correction caused a sharp turn to the left, into two parked aircraft.
A Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas C 53 (DC 3, PP CDS) lost directional control on takeoff from Pelotas, Brazil, on 12 April 1960 and collided with two parked DC 3 aircraft. A fire destroyed all three aircraft. Ten of the 22 people on board were killed.