Accident Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A) 6550,
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Date:Wednesday 4 October 1978
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Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 6550
MSN: 1681
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Santo Antonio do Icá, AM -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while landing on the Rio Solimões.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
Associaçao Brasileira de Catalineiros
Folha de Sao Paulo 10 October 1978, p8

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