Belém - São Luís

On June 1, 1973 at 07:20 AM, Belém - São Luís experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near São Luís-Marechal Cunha Machado Maranhão.

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.

23 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to São Luís-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport, while at an altitude of 90 meters, the pilot-in-command abandoned the approach and decided to make a go-around. While climbing, the airplane adopted a high nose-up attitude then stalled, banked to the right and crashed in flames 760 meters to the right of the approach path. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 23 occupants were killed. It was reported that the right engine did not develop any power at impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PDX, MSN 126, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.5826°, -44.2377°.