Narrative:
The DC-3 tried to return to the airport after an engine failure on climbout. A circuit was flown at low height. During a turn, the right wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to crash.
» Folha da Sao Paulo
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1971 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-414A |
| Operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-CBV |
| MSN: | 4977 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Sena Madureira, AC ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sena Madureira Airport, AC (ZMD), Brazil |
| Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR/SBRB), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 332 |
The DC-3 tried to return to the airport after an engine failure on climbout. A circuit was flown at low height. During a turn, the right wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to crash.
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil - 29th September 1971» Folha da Sao Paulo
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