De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crash, Sep 18, 1974 (20 killed)
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo accident on September 18, 1974 near Ponta Porã Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil with 20 fatalities.
- Date: September 18, 1974
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
- Location: Ponta Porã Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Brazilian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo turned back to Ponta Pora after weather deteriorated shortly after takeoff. It went out of control on approach and crashed a few kilometres short of the runway threshold, killing 20 of the occupants, among them two generals.