Date:	Thursday 8 February 1968
Time:	17:17
Type:	Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator:	Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration:	6521
MSN:	1784
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	40 km from Guajará Mirim, GO -   Brazil
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Forte Principe da Beira, RO
Destination airport:	Guajara-Mirim Airport, RO (GJM/SBGM)

Narrative:
Forced landing in jungle due to engine failure. Nineteen survivors were rescued on 10 February 1968 at Igarapé de Olinda. The aircraft operated on a flight for the Correio Aéreo Nacional (CAN), a postal service for remote areas of Brazil.

Associaçao Brasileira de Catalineiros
Folha de São Paulo 16 February 1968, p9
Jornal do Brasil 10 February 1968, p1+7
Jornal do Brasil 12 February 1968, p1

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