Incident Curtiss C-46D-10-CU PP-BTP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179473
 
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Date:Monday 13 August 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-10-CU
Owner/operator:Paraense Transportes Aéreos
Registration: PP-BTP
MSN: 33015
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:2 km from Rio Branco (RBR), AC -   Brazil
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Rio Branco (RBR), AC
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost height after take-off and hit power cables. Three crew, one passenger and 4,7 tons cargo. Radio-operator suffered injuries.

Sources:

Folha de São Paulo 14 August 1962, p16

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 March 1965 PP-BTP Paraense Transportes Aéreos 0 Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR) w/o
Runway excursion

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Sep-2015 13:02 TB Added
13-Sep-2015 07:19 harro Updated [Damage]

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