ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando PP-LDE Manaus, AM
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Date:Saturday 24 May 1952
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Operator:Loide Aéreo Nacional
Registration: PP-LDE
MSN: 446
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:off Manaus, AM (   Brazil)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL/SBMN), Brazil
Destination airport:Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil
Narrative:
The Curtiss stalled when trying to return to the airport following an engine failure. The aircraft crashed into the Rio Negro.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Failure of maintenance staff to remove the flying control locks. 2) Failure of one engine for reason undetermined."

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 25 May 1952, p.4


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Distance from Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 2835 km (1772 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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