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]