Accident Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando 2057,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336307
 

Date:Friday 14 October 1949
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 2057
MSN: 44
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Machacamarca -   Bolivia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Machacamarca, Bolivia. The airplane collided with sand dunes.

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Folha da Manhã 15-10-1949

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