Last updated: 24 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1968 |
| Time: | 17:17 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 6521 |
| MSN: | 1784 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) from Guajará Mirim, GO ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Forte Principe da Beira, RO, Brazil |
| Guajara-Mirim Airport, RO (GJM/SBGM), Brazil |
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.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» 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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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 Forte Principe da Beira, RO to Guajara-Mirim Airport, RO as the crow flies is 204 km (128 miles).
Distance from Forte Principe da Beira, RO to Guajara-Mirim Airport, RO as the crow flies is 204 km (128 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
