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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61D-3 (SH-3D) |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval Brasileira |
| Registration: | N-3008 |
| MSN: | 61478 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cabo Frio, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Minas Gerais Aircraft Carrier |
| Minas Gerais Aircraft Carrier |
Crashed on the ASW (Antisubmarine Warfare) operation. The wreckage was found in June 1994. No survivers.
Sources:
http://www.mar.mil.br/ehs-1/historia.htm
Wreckage photo: http://www.mar.mil.br/ehs-1/htm/images/foto9.jpg
O Estado de Florianópolis (SC) 5 October 1976, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 11:09 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jul-2010 21:23 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2010 12:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2015 11:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2019 19:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2024 18:33 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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