ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) 2062 Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR)
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Date:Monday 9 July 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 2062
MSN: 20216
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR) (   Brazil)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR/SBRB), Brazil
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed on the bank of a river.

Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 10 July 1956
» Jornal do Brasil 12 July 1956, p12


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