Accident North American NA-72 (ZT-6) 12,
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Date:Wednesday 4 December 1940
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American NA-72 (ZT-6)
Owner/operator:Aviação Militar
Registration: 12
MSN: 72-3088
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tuxpan, VER -   Mexico
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Brownsville, TX
Destination airport:Santiago de la Peña
Narrative:
Brasilian airplane crashed into residential area 1,5 km from Santiago de la Peña. Six ship formation on ferry flight.

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreón 5 December 1940, p1+3/6 December 1940, p4
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19060/?page=2
Correio da Manhã 31 July 1953, p6
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Aug-2015 17:06 TB Added
11-Aug-2016 19:49 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2016 20:20 TB Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Oct-2016 13:40 TB Updated [Operator]
02-Nov-2016 19:13 TB Updated [Operator]
31-May-2018 15:54 TB Updated [Narrative]
28-Sep-2021 15:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
25-Jun-2023 17:48 TB Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]

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