Caratinga – Belo Horizonte – Uberlândia

On September 6, 1956 at 02:30 PM, Caratinga – Belo Horizonte – Uberlândia experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Loide Aéreo Nacional, with the event recorded near Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Pampulha Airport, while climbing, the airplane banked left, lost height and crashed in flames. All 16 occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that the crew encountered technical problems with the left engine during startup at Caratinga Airport and Belo Horizonte as well. It is believed the problem was solved by crossfeeding the engines. Nevertheless, the crew took the decision to continue the flight despite engine technical issues due to poor maintenance.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-ANK, MSN 13773, year of manufacture 1944.