- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 12, 1965 |
Time: | 1100 |
Location: | Near Cuiaba, Brazil |
Operator: | Paraense Transportes Aéreos |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mato Grosso - Porto Velho |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46A |
Registration: | PP-BTH |
cn / ln: | 30571 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | About 30 minutes after taking off, the aircraft turned back to Mato Grosso with its left engine on fire. While over Buracao, it's left wing and engine broke away from the fuselage and it crashed to the ground. |
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