| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-118 (DC-6B) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2414 |
| MSN: | 43746/297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 85 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL/SBMN) |
| Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) |
A Brazilian Air Force DC-6 was en route from Manaus to Rio de Janeiro when engine vibrations forced the crew to return to Manaus. On the ground one of the right hand engines burst into flames. The fire spread to the fuselage, causing the death of sixteen occupants.
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Press - Apr 29, 1971
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