Florianópolis – Curitiba

On June 16, 1958 at 05:45 PM, Florianópolis – Curitiba experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near Curitiba Paraná.

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

26 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft was proceeding from Florianópolis when over NDB CT it received instructions from the tower to initiate the approach procedure for Runway 33, whereupon the pilot started his intermediate approach. After three minutes, since the aircraft had not reported on base turn, the tower operator called the pilot to check the aircraft's position, but received no reply. Having lost two-way radio contact, the tower gave the alarm, and later learned that the aircraft had crashed. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission found chat in the final phase of the intermediate approach leg, the base turn and the beginning of the final approach, the aircraft was flying in cumulonimbus. It was therefore concluded that downward currents had affected the rate of descent to the extent of making the aircraft lose altitude and ultimately crash to the ground. Five crew members and 16 passengers were killed and 5 passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CEP, MSN 493, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.4414°, -49.3421°.