Narrative:
The C-46 Commando collided with a dirt bank while on final approach to Pouse Alegre Airport. The aircraft then collided with trucks and caught fire.
The NTSB reports two crew members were on board, while the Folha de São Paulo newspaper reports four occupants.
» Folha de São Paulo 2 November 1965, p8
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 October 1965 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Webair |
| Registration: | N75296 |
| MSN: | 32699 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY/SNZA), Brazil |
The C-46 Commando collided with a dirt bank while on final approach to Pouse Alegre Airport. The aircraft then collided with trucks and caught fire.
The NTSB reports two crew members were on board, while the Folha de São Paulo newspaper reports four occupants.
Sources:
» NTSB File #6-0080» Folha de São Paulo 2 November 1965, p8
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