Barreiras - Barreiras

On September 22, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Barreiras - Barreiras experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Navegação Aérea Brasileira - NAB, with the event recorded near Barreiras Bahia.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. Recently owned and operated by the US Air Force under the registration 43-48758, the plane was involved in accident and considered as damaged beyond repair. The aircraft was sold on the spot to Navegação Aérea Brasileira. Mechanics, not qualified for the job, were ordered to repair the aircraft. On September 21 the aircraft was authorized to carry out a 7-minute test flight. The day after, another test flight was planned. Shortly after takeoff on the second test flight, the left main undercarriage would not retract. Two minutes later the gear worked loose and struck the wing which folded upwards. The remaining (right) wing broke up and the airplane crashed vertically into the ground. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-NAR, MSN 14574/26019, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.1440°, -44.9967°.