ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) 2070 Caravelas, BA
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Date:Sunday 1 March 1959
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 2070
MSN: 13822
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:30 km (18.8 mls) from Caravelas, BA (   Brazil)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil
Destination airport:Salvador-Dois de Julho International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV), Brazil
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 3-3-1959
» Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Dionísio Cerqueira de Taunay, Patrono da Aviação de Patrulha


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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3442nd loss
  • 1320th fatal accident
  • 198th worst accident (at the time)
  • 286th worst accident (currently)
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