| Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Paraense Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PT-BEE |
| MSN: | 27051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Babaçulândia, TO -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Pedro Afonso, GO (SWPA) |
| Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA (BEL/SBBE) |
En route to Belem from Pedro Alfonso, a fire developed in the right wheel well. The no. 2 prop was feathered and an attempt was made to put out the fire. This attempt failed and an emergency landing was carried out.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Fuel system leak causing inflight fire."
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 18 July 1959, p6 (2°Caderno)
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