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| Date: | Saturday 14 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Escola Varig de Aeronáutica (EVAER) |
| Registration: | PP-GOW |
| MSN: | 121-42028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Porto Alegre (POA), RS -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mechanic José Pinto (23) flew into parked Lockheed Super Constellation of Varig and into hangars with suicidal intent. Ex 1344 FAB.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 15 July 1956, p1/18 July 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2014 19:10 | TB | Added |
| 25-Aug-2014 19:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2015 19:17 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Sep-2015 18:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:50 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:50 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Mar-2019 14:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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