- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 29, 1972
Time: ?
Location: Cruzeiro do Sul Acre, Brazil
Operator: Amazonese Importacao e Exportacao
Flight #: ?
Route: Cruzeiro do Sul - Rio Branco
AC Type: Lockheed 049 Constellation
Registration: PP-PDG
cn / ln: 2037
Aboard: 18   (passengers:15  crew:3)
Fatalities: 9   (passengers:6  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane cashed into trees shortly after taking off after two engines failed. Refueling directly from the trucks, without allowing sufficient time for the fuel to settle.
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