ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330257
| Date: | Friday 23 February 1973 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-115 Buffalo (DHC-5) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2372 |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manaus Air Base, AM (PLL) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Manaus Air Base, AM (PLL/SBMN) |
The Buffalo transport plane crashed on landing, killing three occupants. Reportedly there was a fire during descent for landing.
Sources:
Globo 13 NOV 1990, p15
Folha de Sao Paulo 24-2-1973
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