Salvador - Salvador

On September 13, 1975 at 12:00 PM, Salvador - Salvador experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Itaparica Bahia.

The flight was categorized as calibration and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Salvador-Dois de Julho Airport in the morning to proceed to a calibration mission. After a flight over the sea, the crew was returning to Salvador when, at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the right engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and elected to divert to the nearest airport when, at an altitude of 800 feet, the left engine failed as well. In such conditions, the crew ditched the airplane off Itaparica. While both pilots were able to swim to the shore, the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2065, MSN 19217, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.8936°, -38.6798°.