- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 28, 1971
Time: 1200
Location: Sena Madureira, Brazil
Operator: Cruzeiro
Flight #: ?
Route: Cruzerio do Sul - Rio Branco
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: PP-CBV
cn / ln: 4977
Aboard: 32   (passengers:28  crew:4)
Fatalities: 32   (passengers:28  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft tried to return to the airport after an engine fire during takeoff but the right wing struck trees and it crashed in the Amazon jungle.
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