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1952 Palmeiras de Goias Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 crash

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1952 Palmeiras de Goias Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 crash
A Douglas C-47 similar to the accident aircraft
Incident
DateAugust 12, 1952 (1952-08-12)
SummaryIn-flight fire
SitePalmeiras de Goias, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas C-47A
OperatorTransportes Aéreos Nacional
RegistrationPP-ANH
Flight originRio Verde Airport, Brazil
DestinationGoiania-Santa Genoveva Airport, Brazil
Passengers20
Crew4
Fatalities24
Survivors0

The 1952 Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 mid-air fire occurred on 12 August 1952 when a Douglas C-47A registered PP-ANH was destroyed after a in-flight fire caused it to crash near Palmeiras de Goiás, Brazil.[1]

The 1944-built C-47 was on a domestic flight from Rio Verde Airport to Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, belonged to Viabras and was operated by Transportes Aéreos Nacional.[2][3]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 11/52
  2. ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
  3. ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Palmeiras de Goiás". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 118–125. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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