| - | 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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