Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 18 April 1956
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PDB
Location: Parintins, AM –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing or fuselage).Aircraft structure (specifically the wing or fuselage).
Category: Accident
A Cessna aircraft struck a submerged object, resulting in the deaths of Cmt Lu¡s Anet and one passenger.A Cessna aircraft struck a submerged object, resulting in the deaths of Cmt Lu¡s Anet and one passenger.
Description
Broke in two after striking a submerged object. Cmt Lu¡s Anet, the radio-operator and one passenger died.
Source of Information
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.html, http://www.catalinasnobrasil.com.brhttp://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.html, http://www.catalinasnobrasil.com.brPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure ? striking a submerged object.Mechanical failure ? striking a submerged object.Share on:
