Narrative:
The C-46 Commando cargo plane suffered a failure of the no.1 engine after takeoff. It then hit a hit the mast of a freight ship and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 May 1958 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Paraense Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-BTB |
| MSN: | 33304 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA (BEL/SBBE), Brazil |
The C-46 Commando cargo plane suffered a failure of the no.1 engine after takeoff. It then hit a hit the mast of a freight ship and crashed.
Sources:
» Diário de Lisboa 1 June 1958, p3 (2°edicao)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 2453 km (1533 miles).
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 2453 km (1533 miles).
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