Last updated: 17 January 2022
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| Datum: | Samstag 14 April 1945 |
| Zeit: | 11:00 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Kennzeichen: | 10 |
| Werknummer: | 26923/15478 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 28 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 31 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Barreiras, BA ( Brasilien)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Barreiras Airport, BA (BRA/SNBR), Brasilien |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brasilien |
The aircraft suffered an engine failure at an altitude of 500 meters after take-off. A forced landing was made into a forest. The occupants escaped without serious injuries.
The aircraft was flying officers their families from Belém to Rio de Janeiro via Barreiras.
Informationsquelle:
» A Noite 15 April 1945, p13» Globo 16 April 1945, p2
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
