Belo Horizonte - Caratinga

On March 18, 1963 at 11:40 AM, Belo Horizonte - Caratinga experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Prospec, with the event recorded near Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport on a photogrammetry flight to Caratinga, Minas Gerais. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane lost height, crashed on a bulldozer parked near the runway end and burst into flames. All four occupants were killed. Crew: Jacy Machado, pilot, Stenio Benedito dos Santos, navigator. Passengers. Rogério Sixel de Paula, engineer, Ronald Sutter Silveira, engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-BAY.