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

Type:In-flight fire
Occurrence Type:Incident
Site:Palmeiras de Goias, Brazil
Aircraft Type:Douglas C-47A
Tail Number:PP-ANH
Operator:Transportes Aéreos Nacional
Origin:Rio Verde Airport, Brazil
Destination:Goiania-Santa Genoveva Airport, Brazil
Passengers:20
Crew:4
Fatalities:24
Survivors:0

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.

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.[1]

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    1. Book: Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César . O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 . Palmeiras de Goiás . EDIPUCRS . 2 . Porto Alegre . 2008 . 118–125 . 978-85-7430-760-2 . Portuguese.