São Paulo – Presidente Prudente – Campo Grande

On August 23, 1953 at 08:00 PM, São Paulo – Presidente Prudente – Campo Grande experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Real Aerovias, with the event recorded near Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Campo Grande Airport was started in poor weather conditions with low clouds, rain falls and turbulences. On final, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go around. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land was also abandoned and during the third attempt, the aircraft was too low, hit the ground and crashed in a field located 6 km short of runway. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-YQK, MSN 4732, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.4083°, -54.5749°.