Porto Alegre – São Paulo

On October 18, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Porto Alegre – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho Rio Grande do Sul.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll, the airplane started to skid and deviated from the centerline to the right. The pilot-in-command decided to rotate but as the aircraft's speed was too low, it stalled and hit the ground. It then overran and took off again. While facing a hill, the crew attempted a sharp turn to the left when the left wing hit the roof of a house. Out of control, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VCS, MSN 19757, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.0311°, -51.2252°.