Campo Grande – Londrina – São Paulo

On September 14, 1969 at 08:33 PM, Campo Grande – Londrina – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Londrina Paraná.

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.

20 people were known to be on board, 20 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Londrina Airport at 1833LT on the last leg to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport on a flight from Campo Grande to São Paulo. About 50 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to shut down the left engine and to feather its propeller. The captain was then cleared to return to Londrina for a safe landing as an emergency landing at Ourinhos Airport was not possible as it was not lighted at night. On final approach to runway 12 at Londrina Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames less than two km from the airfield. A passenger was seriously injured while 19 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SPP, MSN 15618/27063, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.3143°, -51.1622°.