ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando N75296 Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY)
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Date:Friday 29 October 1965
Time:18:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Operator:Webair
Registration: N75296
MSN: 32699
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY) (   Brazil)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Pouso Alegre Airport, MG (PPY/SNZA), Brazil
Narrative:
The C-46 Commando collided with a dirt bank while on final approach to Pouse Alegre Airport. The aircraft then collided with trucks and caught fire.
The NTSB reports two crew members were on board, while the Folha de São Paulo newspaper reports four occupants.

Sources:
» NTSB File #6-0080
» Folha de São Paulo 2 November 1965, p8


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