Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Samstag 4 Januar 1947 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  Sikorsky S-43B |
Fluggesellschaft: | Panair do Brasil |
Kennzeichen: | PP-PBN |
Werknummer: | 4315 |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 11 / Insassen: 14 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | São Paulo de Olivença, AM ( Brasilien)
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Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Iquitos Airport (IQT/SPQT), Peru |
Flug nach: | Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL/SBMN), Brasilien |
Unfallbericht:Crashed into the Rio Solimões extension of the Amazon River.
Informationsquelle:
» Folha da Manha - Jan 8, 1947 p.2
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The Milwaukee Journal - Jan 5, 1947
Fotos
Map
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 Iquitos Airport to Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM as the crow flies is 1474 km (921 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.