N120A

On August 4, 1969 at 12:00 AM, N120A experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-749 Constellation, operated by Trans Southern Corporation - TSC, with the event recorded near Araçatuba São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. At liftoff, control was lost. The airplane contacted ground, causing the nose gear to collapse. The airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest on its nose. All four crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was later reported that the flight was illegal, that the takeoff was initiated from an inappropriate terrain and that the aircraft was carrying 15 tons of smuggled cigarettes.

Aircraft reference details include registration N120A, MSN 2617, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -21.2085°, -50.6470°.