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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1971 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III |
| Owner/operator: | Banco Real |
| Registration: | PT-DUX |
| MSN: | T-215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Congonhas, SP -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro (19:00) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Left engine caught fire and airplane engulved in flames seconds later. Pilot and co-pilot seriously injured. Passengers injured during evacuation.
Sources:
Jornal do Brasil 28 September 1971, p22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Oct-2010 16:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage, ] |
| 15-Oct-2010 12:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 15-Oct-2010 14:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Sep-2019 13:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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