Background
On an unspecified date in 1951, a twin-engine aircraft departed from Caravelas Airfield in the morning. The aircraft was participating in a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation following the disappearance of another airplane. The crew consisted of Captain Antonio Filizola (pilot), Captain Decio Leopoldo de Sousa, and Sergeant Wilton de Araujo Camara.
Disappearance
En route to Fortaleza, contact with the aircraft was lost. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. SAR operations were conducted to locate the missing aircraft and its three crew members. However, after several days, the search was eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft or the crew was found.
Discovery
More than three years later, in October 1954, the wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in an isolated area located approximately 20 minutes of flight northwest of Caravelas. No further details about the condition of the wreckage or the crew were provided in the source.