Narrative:
A Douglas C-54 aircraft was engaged in flying an Argentine delegation to the Conferencia Interamericana which was being held in Rio de Janeiro. In thick fog the airplane flew past the destination. A forced landing was carried out near Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, 315 km northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
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» El Litoral 13-8-1947
accident date: 12-08-1947
type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
registration: LV-ABL
accident date: 12-08-1947
type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
registration: LV-ABL
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina - FAMA |
| Registration: | LV-ABL |
| MSN: | 3080 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, ES ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
A Douglas C-54 aircraft was engaged in flying an Argentine delegation to the Conferencia Interamericana which was being held in Rio de Janeiro. In thick fog the airplane flew past the destination. A forced landing was carried out near Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, 315 km northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996» WAAS
» El Litoral 13-8-1947
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accident date: 12-08-1947
type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
registration: LV-ABL
accident date: 12-08-1947
type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
registration: LV-ABL
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