Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
Status:
Date:27 FEB 1948
Type:Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: FAB2040
C/n / msn: 20048
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Belém, 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:

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport as the crow flies is 3230 km (2019 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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