Narrative:
Crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 27 February 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2040 |
| MSN: | 20048 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Breves, PA ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
| Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY/SOCA), French Guiana |
Crashed.
Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 2-3-1948Photos
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 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport as the crow flies is 3230 km (2019 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ to Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport as the crow flies is 3230 km (2019 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2604th loss
- 853rd fatal accident
- 52nd worst accident (at the time)
- 158th worst accident (currently)
Brazil- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 32nd worst accident (currently)
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