ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) 2040 Breves, PA
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Date:Friday 27 February 1948
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 2040
MSN: 20048
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Breves, PA (   Brazil)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil
Destination airport:Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY/SOCA), French Guiana
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 2-3-1948


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Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport as the crow flies is 3230 km (2019 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 2604th loss
  • 853rd fatal accident
  • 52nd worst accident (at the time)
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