ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335847
| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CCK |
| MSN: | 4750 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Trinidad -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cáceres Airport, MT (CCX/SWKC) |
| Principe Da Beira-Principe Da Beira Airport, RO (FDB) |
The crew of a Cruzeiro DC-3 had navigational problems. A gear-up forced landing was carried out in a marshy area of a lake shore at the foot of the Andes Mountains.
The crew were rescued by a Brazilian Air Force PBY-5A Catalina (6516).
Sources:
www.militar.com.br
Diário Oficial da União (DOU) 04/07/1951
Folha da Manhã 28-6-1951
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