| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Paraense Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-BTJ |
| MSN: | 27021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Jaru, RO -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Porto Velho Airport, RO (PVH/SBPV) |
| São Paulo (unknown airport), SP |
The Curtiss crashed into the Jaru River. The three injured crew members were rescued after a week.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 1 September 1960, p13
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