PP-LEW

On November 6, 1968 at 12:00 AM, PP-LEW experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

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.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Belly landed at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, slid for few dozen meters and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-LEW, MSN 10348, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8057°, -43.4315°.