Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo

On September 28, 1942 at 09:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Panair do Brasil, with the event recorded near Pedra Branca São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Sao Paulo from the north, the crew was informed by ATC that weather conditions at destination were poor. Few minutes later, while cruising at a too low altitude, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Pedra Branca. All 15 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PBG, MSN 2081, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.9766°, -45.7418°.