Campina Grande – Rio de Janeiro

On December 17, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Campina Grande – Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Loide Aéreo Nacional, with the event recorded near Campina Grande Paraíba.

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.

49 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 49 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 44, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Campina Grande Airport, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and the captain decided to return for a safe landing. For unknown reason (technical issue with the undercarriage ?), the aircraft belly landed, slid for several yards and came to rest on runway. While all 49 occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-LDD, MSN 30346, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.2247°, -35.8771°.