Incident Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III PT-DUX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27652
 
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Date:Monday 27 September 1971
Time:20:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III
Owner/operator:Banco Real
Registration: PT-DUX
MSN: T-215
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Congonhas, SP -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro (19:00)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Left engine caught fire and airplane engulved in flames seconds later. Pilot and co-pilot seriously injured. Passengers injured during evacuation.

Sources:

Jornal do Brasil 28 September 1971, p22

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
14-Oct-2010 16:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage]
15-Oct-2010 12:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
15-Oct-2010 14:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Sep-2019 13:31 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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