Narrative:
The DC-2 overshot into a ditch after landing. The aircraft caught fire but the crew members escaped unhurt.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-243 |
| Operator: | Aerovias Brasil |
| Registration: | PP-MGA |
| MSN: | 2058 |
| First flight: | 1939 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Belo Horizonte-Carlos Prates Airport, MG ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Belo Horizonte-Carlos Prates Airport, MG (SBPR), Brazil |
The DC-2 overshot into a ditch after landing. The aircraft caught fire but the crew members escaped unhurt.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Correio da Manha 31 March 1949, p5Photos
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