Accidents and Incidents
- 12 July 1951: a Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-3/C-47 registration PP-LPG, still registered under LAP, flying from Maceió to Aracaju, after aborting a landing in adverse conditions in Aracaju overflew the runway and initiated a turn in low altitude to the right. The aircraft crashed during this turn. All 33 passengers and crew died.
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