| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 06, 1955 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil |
| Operator: | REAL |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | PP-YPZ |
| cn / ln: | 11699 |
| Aboard: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After an aborted landing attempt due to a unlocked landing gear, the plane made a left turn, hit a pole, crashed and burned. Pilot error. Improper use of the throttles by the crew following the go-around. Failure of the landing gear locking mechanism. |
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