Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

• 30 May 1950: a Aerovias Brasil
  Aerovias Brasil
  Empresa de Transportes Aéreos Aerovias Brasil S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1942. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional, of which Aerovias Brasil was one of the partners.-History:...
  
   Douglas C-47-DL
  Douglas DC-3
  The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
  
   registration PP-AVZ, en route from Vitória da Conquista to Salvador
  Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
  Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...
  
   disintegrated on air, while flying over Itacaré
  Itacare
  Itacaré is a town in the cocoa zone of the state of Bahia in Brazil, south of Salvador. It is located 70 km north of Ilhéus where the Rio de Contas, which comes from the Chapada Diamantina, meets the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of approximately 8,000....
  
  , near Ilhéus
  Ilhéus
  Ilhéus is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was originally founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.The...
  
  . It was flying under extremely bad conditions and entered a cumulus nimbus
  Cumulonimbus cloud
  Cumulonimbus is a towering vertical cloud that is very tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other inclement weather. Cumulonimbus originates from Latin: Cumulus "Heap" and nimbus "rain". It is a result of atmospheric instability. These clouds can form alone, in clusters, or along a cold...
  
  . Passengers and cargo were moved aboard and as a consequence control was lost. Both wings separated from the aircraft as it descended at great speed. Of the 15 passengers and crew aboard, 2 survived.
• 6 March 1955: a Real Transportes Aéreos
  Real Transportes Aéreos
  Real Transportes Aéreos was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional, of which Real was the main carrier....
  
   Douglas DC-3/C-53-D-DO
  Douglas DC-3
  The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
  
   registration PP-YPZ crashed during approach to land at Vitória da Conquista. The landing gear was lowered but the undercarriage did not lock. The pilot made an overshoot and during a turn to the left the aircraft struck a pole, crashed and caught fire. Of the 21 passengers and crew aboard, 5 died.
• 9 October 1985: a Nordeste
  Nordeste Linhas Aereas Regionais
  Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais was a regional airline based in Brotas, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil which operated scheduled passenger services in northeast and southeast Brazil...
  
   Embraer EMB110C Bandeirante
  Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
  The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties...
  
   registration PT-GKA operating a cargo flight from Vitória da Conquista to Salvador da Bahia
  Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
  Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...
  
  crashed during initial climb from Vitória da Conquista after flying unusually low. The two crew members died.

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