| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 12, 1954 |
| Time: | 2008 |
| Location: | Off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Operator: | Cruzeiro |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | PP-CDJ |
| cn / ln: | 19278 |
| Aboard: | 26 (passengers:22 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:6 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane was attemping to return to the Rio de Janeiro after severe vibrations in the No. 1 engine made the crew feather the prop. While on final the aircraft came in too high and a go-around was attempted during which the plane crashed into the Guanabara Bay. Lack of reference to instruments after opening the throttle to go-around in restricted visibility. Power may have been inadvertently reduced on the good engine. |
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