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| Date: | Saturday 20 October 1973 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer AT-26 Xavante (MB.326GC) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4502 |
| MSN: | 73041284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fortaleza, CE -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Fortaleza, CE |
Crashed in three houses in a looping from four ship formation during festival at praia de Pirambu and exploded. Ten Av Pedro Rangel Molinos (26) and 14 on ground killed.
Sources:
Scramble
Folha de São Paulo 21 October 1973, p1+20/Folha de Sao Paulo 22 October 1973, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Aug-2014 16:26 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2014 17:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2014 21:26 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 07:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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