- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 03, 1963
Time: 1940
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Operator: Cruzeiro
Flight #: ?
Route: Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro
AC Type: Convair CV-340-59
Registration: PP-CDW
cn / ln: 159
Aboard: 50   (passengers:45  crew:5)
Fatalities: 37   (passengers:33  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft returned to airport after the No. 2 caught fire. The crew feathered the prop, made a left turn, stalled and crashed into a house. Improper feathering procedure.
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