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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1948 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon (G-44) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2667 |
| MSN: | 1271 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Praia de Ponte Negra, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Galeão, RJ (10:00) |
Crashed between Saquarema and Maricá, about 35 km from Baía de Guanabara. Pilot, co-pilot and two civil passengers. Cause: pilots ignored simple safety regulations and transported passengers without permission.
Sources:
Scramble
Folha da Manhã 23 April 1948, p1/Folha da Noite 23 April 1948, p10.
A Noite 28 APR 1948, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 19:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Oct-2009 18:10 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2011 15:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2011 15:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Aug-2014 16:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2021 20:29 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2021 08:33 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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