Narrative:
On climbout at night, the C-46 made a right turn at low altitude, crashed and caught fire.
The aircraft was heading to Cristalândia to pick up a cargo of meat.
» Correio da Manhã 13 May 1959, p12
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1959 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Paraense Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-BTA |
| MSN: | 26901 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Belém, PA ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA (BEL/SBBE), Brazil |
| Cristalândia Airstrip, TO, Brazil |
On climbout at night, the C-46 made a right turn at low altitude, crashed and caught fire.
The aircraft was heading to Cristalândia to pick up a cargo of meat.
Sources:
» Ultima Hora, 8 may 1959, p.4» Correio da Manhã 13 May 1959, p12
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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 Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA to Cristalândia Airstrip, TO as the crow flies is 1026 km (641 miles).
Distance from Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA to Cristalândia Airstrip, TO as the crow flies is 1026 km (641 miles).
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