Narrative:
After take off from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field some 1,2 km past the runway end. Both pilots were killed while all three passengers were injured.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-61058 |
| MSN: | 26933 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,2 km (0.8 mls) from Natal-Parnamirim Field, RN (NAT) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Natal-Parnamirim Field, RN (NAT/SBNT), Brazil |
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After take off from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field some 1,2 km past the runway end. Both pilots were killed while all three passengers were injured.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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