Accident Republic RC-3 Seabee NC6683K,
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Date:Sunday 9 November 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic RC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Owner/operator:French Government
Registration: NC6683K
MSN: 966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sinnamary River, near Sinnamary -   French Guiana
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:St. Laurent
Destination airport:Cayenne
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a river due to an engine failure, one passenger drowned. Aircraft had been in use for only two weeks.

Sources:

De West : nieuwsblad uit en voor Suriname
14-11-1947
De West : nieuwsblad uit en voor Suriname
17-11-1947


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2021 13:48 Cobar Added
05-May-2023 09:39 Cobar Updated

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