Natal – Recife – Maceió – Aracaju

On July 12, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Natal – Recife – Maceió – Aracaju experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Loide Aéreo Nacional, with the event recorded near Aracaju Sergipe.

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.

33 people were known to be on board, 33 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Aracaju Airport was completed in poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy rain falls. Three km from the runway threshold, the airplane hit a tree and crashed in flames in a field. Rescue teams took 11 hours to reach the crash site where no survivors were found. Among the 33 occupants were four members of the government from the State of Rio Grande Norte, among them Governor Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia. The aircraft was leased from Loide Aéreo Nacional to Linhas Aéreas Paulistas.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-LPG, MSN 14822/26267, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.9162°, -37.0775°.