Accident North American T-6G Texan (T-6) 1661,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169544
 
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Date:Saturday 26 February 1972
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-6G Texan (T-6)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 1661
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Porto Alegre, SC -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Florianopolis, SC
Destination airport:BA Gravatai, near Porto Alegre
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Missing. Last contact 08:40 near praia de Quintão. Presumed crashed in sea.

Sources:

Jornal do Brasil 29 February 1972, p22
Folha de São Paulo 6 March 1972, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2014 19:43 TB Added
22-May-2017 18:13 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jul-2018 09:20 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, Source]
03-Aug-2019 12:26 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Aug-2019 14:43 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]

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