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| Date: | Friday 9 December 1932 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Escola de Aviacao Militar, |
| Registration: | K-146 |
| MSN: | 3006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Campo de Bacachery, Aeroporto Curitiba-Bacacheri, Paraná -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aeroporto Curitiba-Bacacheri, Paraná, Brazil (BFH/SBBI) |
| Aeroporto Curitiba-Bacacheri, Paraná, Brazil (BFH/SBBI) |
c/no 3006: DH.60T Moth [Gipsy II #2238] to Escola de Aviacao Militar, Brazil with C of A 3374 issued 24.2.32. To Brazilian Army as K-146 in 3.32
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9.12.32: Crashed at Campo de Bacachery, Aeroporto Curitiba-Bacacheri, Paraná, Brazil. The single engine airplane was completing a local flight out from Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport, carrying one civilian passenger and one pilot. For unknown reasons, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the airport, killing both occupants, Pilot Carlos Freitas and a civilian passenger. As "Potz" in local press.
Sources:
1. http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1932/12/11/1//4615618
2. http://forum.aeroentusiasta.com.br/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=27201
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60t-moth-curitiba-2-killed
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacacheri_Airport#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2015 06:58 | junior sjc | Added |
| 06-Apr-2015 06:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-May-2016 04:13 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2016 06:50 | junior sjc | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 27-Oct-2016 13:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2016 15:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2016 18:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Aug-2017 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2019 18:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2023 15:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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