São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro – Brasilia – Belém

On February 23, 1957 at 09:50 AM, São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro – Brasilia – Belém experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Salesópolis São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed São Paulo-Congonhas Airport at 0910LT on a cargo flight to Belém with intermediate stops at Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. About 40 minutes after takeoff, the three engine airplane crashed in flames in a field located about 10 km west of Salesópolis, 70 km east of Congonhas Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-AUX, MSN 6684, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.5288°, -45.8465°.