Accident Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando N75296,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332523
 

Date:Friday 29 October 1965
Time:18:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator:Webair
Registration: N75296
MSN: 32699
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY) -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY/SNZA)
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.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: UNK66X0106
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB File #6-0080
Folha de São Paulo 2 November 1965, p8

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