Narrative:
The aircraft suffered an engine failure at an altitude of 500 meters after take-off. A forced landing was made into a forest. The occupants escaped without serious injuries.
The aircraft was flying officers their families from Belém to Rio de Janeiro via Barreiras.
» Globo 16 April 1945, p2
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1945 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 10 |
| MSN: | 26923/15478 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barreiras, BA ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barreiras Airport, BA (BRA/SNBR), Brazil |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
The aircraft suffered an engine failure at an altitude of 500 meters after take-off. A forced landing was made into a forest. The occupants escaped without serious injuries.
The aircraft was flying officers their families from Belém to Rio de Janeiro via Barreiras.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» A Noite 15 April 1945, p13» Globo 16 April 1945, p2
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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