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Date:Sunday 28 April 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration: PP-CCD
MSN: 32559/15811
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Barcelos, AM -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG)
Destination airport:Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport, RR (BVB/SBBV)
Narrative:
The DC-3, named "Tupinamba", crashed into the Rio Negro and sank.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Santa Helena to Boa Vista via Manaus.

Sources:

Folha da Manha 1 May 1946, p4

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