São Paulo – Concórdia

On September 6, 1961 at 12:00 AM, São Paulo – Concórdia experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Real Aerovias, with the event recorded near Concórdia Santa Catarina.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a cargo flight from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, carrying a load of frozen meat. The descent to Concórdia Airport was completed in poor weather conditions with a limited visibility due to rain falls. On short final, the airplane struck a hill and crashed 1,5 km short of runway threshold. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-AVL, MSN 9886, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.2312°, -52.0231°.