Narrative:
The C-46 ditched in the Rio Negro river following fuel exhaustion.
Ditching
» Folha de São Paulo 5 February 1969, p6
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 3 February 1969 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Carolina Aircraft Corp. |
| Registration: | N5133B |
| MSN: | 26988 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Manaus, AM ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San Andrés Island Airport (ADZ/SKSP), Colombia |
| Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL/SBMN), Brazil |
The C-46 ditched in the Rio Negro river following fuel exhaustion.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionDitching
Sources:
» NTSB» Folha de São Paulo 5 February 1969, p6
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Map
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 San Andrés Island Airport to Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM as the crow flies is 2953 km (1846 miles).
Distance from San Andrés Island Airport to Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM as the crow flies is 2953 km (1846 miles).
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