Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar in Pirapora

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-NAF
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2150
YOM:
1942
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed. No casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar near Rio Doce: 18 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PBH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Belém
MSN:
2113
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
En route, the right engine failed, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. Eventually, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near Rio Doce. All 18 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar in Sao Paulo: 18 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1944 at 2358 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PBI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo
MSN:
2114
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
On final approach to Congonhas Airport, the crew was disturbed by the poor visibility caused by night and foggy conditions. The twin engine aircraft crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway and was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. All 18 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Fernando de Noronha

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
33961
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean. En route, the weather conditions deteriorated and the crew decided to return to his base. Shortly later, the captain realized the fuel reserves were insufficient and decided to ditch the aircraft some 260 km off the Fernando de Noronha Island. All five crew members were able to leave the cabin and to refuge in a dinghy while the aircraft sank rapidly and was lost. The crew was later recovered and evacuated.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing caused by a fuel exhaustion in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a Martin PBM-3C Mariner off Rio de Janeiro: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6571
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3024
Country:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in an anti-submarine combat off the Brazilian coast. In unknown circumstances, the seaplane crashed into the sea off Rio de Janeiro, killing all ten crew members.

Crash of a Lockheed 10C Electra in Porto Alegre: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-VAQ
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1008
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
On approach to Port Alegre Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Guaíba River. All ten occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando in Natal: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-61058
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
26933
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After take off from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field, some 1,2 km past the runway end. Both pilots were killed while all three passengers were injured.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Natal: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1944 at 1252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
46520
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Belém - Recife
Country:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a flight from Belém to Recife with a crew of ten on board, among them an officer. While flying some 65 km west of Natal in poor weather conditions, the crew made his last radio contact at 1252LT. Shortly later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture, killing all ten occupants. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were as follow: rain falls, cloudy with cumulus till 9,000 feet , stratus till 10,000 feet and wind from 150 degrees at 10 knots.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK near Açu: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1944 at 1302 LT
Operator:
Registration:
KG508
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Belém - Natal
MSN:
12912
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Belém at 0620LT bound for Natal with an ETA at 1338LT. While cruising overt the State of Rio Grande do Norte in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located 13 km east of Açu. All three occupants based at RAF Nassau, Bahamas, were killed. At the time of the accident, meteorological conditions were as follow: stratus, cumulus, turbulence and heavy rain falls.

Crash of a Martin PBM-3 Mariner off Aratu NAS: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6644
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aratu NAS - Aratu NAS
MSN:
6644
Country:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crew was engaged in a bombing training mission off the Brazilian coast. After takeoff from Aratu NAS, while climbing, aircraft exploded and crashed into the sea few hundred yards off shore. Five crew were rescued while five others were killed. Aircraft was registered 6644 (VP-211).
Probable cause:
A bomb stored in the cabin exploded for unknown reason shortly after rotation.