26 Mar Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando – PP-BTB The C-46 Commando cargo plane suffered a failure of the no.1 engine after takeoff. It then hit a hit the mast of a freight ship and cra... Continue reading
26 Mar Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A) – 6517 Damaged beyond repair in accident. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-4 – PP-LEM During a night takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, the no. 4 engine failed. The crew abandoned the takeoff, reduced powe... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet – PP-CEF Crashed when the no. 1 engine caught fire on takeoff. Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet – PP-CEH The aircraft, with the blind flying screens in position, lost altitude and struck a barrier before crashing in Guanabara Bay. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3-277D – PP-VDL The aircraft was on a training flight when the instructor shut down the no. 2 engine. Flying at low altitude over the runway the DC-3 d... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando – ZP-CBM The airplane operated on a trial flight from Asuncion, Paraguay to Miami, USA. En route stops were planned at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil an... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) – PP-AXS The REAL DC-4 had just reached the cruising altitude of 3000 m when the no. 2 engine fuel pressure dropped to zero. As the crew tried t... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – PP-VCS The DC-3 drifted to the right during takeoff. When the drift became excessive, the pilot tried to lift off at a too low speed. The airc... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) – 2029 The aircraft crashed on takeoff. The aircraft operated for the Correio Areo Nacional (CAN) branch of the Brazilian Air Force. Continue reading