Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 6, 1961 (4 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 6, 1961 near Concórdia Santa Catarina, Brazil with 4 fatalities.

A Douglas C 47 cargo flight carrying frozen meat from São Paulo Congonhas to Concórdia struck a hill about 1.5 kilometres short of the runway on 6 September 1961 during a visual approach in adverse conditions. The crew did not survive. Sources differ on whether three or four crew were killed.

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