;1 February 1958: A Lóide Aéreo Nacional Douglas DC-4 registration PP-LEM operating the night flight 730 to Fortaleza, experienced a failure of engine no. 4 during takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont. The takeoff was aborted and 100 m before the end of the runway, a tire from the landing gear burst, causing the aircraft to run off the side of the runway and burst into flames. Of the 72 passengers and crew aboard, five died."Accident description PP-LEM." Aviation Safety Network, 2003. Retrieved: September 10, 2011,
