Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PDE
Location: near Paran da Eva, AM –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Panair do Brasil Lockheed ConstellationPanair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation
Category: Accident
A Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crashed near Paran da Eva, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all 50 occupants. The aircraft departed Belem at 02:31 GMT for a 3-hour flight to Manaus. The plane followed the Amber 1 airway and contacted Manaus at 05:04, reporting six minutes out. At 05:19, the flight crew asked Manaus whether the plane’s engines could be heard. Manaus replied negative and asked the reason for the question. Nothing more was heard from the flight, which appeared to have crashed 45 km from Manaus. The Constellation was named ‘Estevao Ribeiro Baiao Parente’.A Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crashed near Paran da Eva, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all 50 occupants. The aircraft departed Belem at 02:31 GMT for a 3-hour flight to Manaus. The plane followed the Amber 1 airway and contacted Manaus at 05:04, reporting six minutes out. At 05:19, the flight crew asked Manaus whether the plane’s engines could be heard. Manaus replied negative and asked the reason for the question. Nothing more was heard from the flight, which appeared to have crashed 45 km from Manaus. The Constellation was named ‘Estevao Ribeiro Baiao Parente’.
Description
A Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crashed near Paran da Eva, Brazil, killing all 50 occupants. The Panair Constellation departed Belem at 02:31 GMT for a 3-hour flight to Manaus. The plane followed the Amber 1 airway and contacted Manaus at 05:04, reporting six minutes out. At 05:19 the flight crew asked Manaus whether the plane’s engines could be heard. Manaus replied negative and asked the reason for the question. Nothing more was heard from the flight, which appeared to have crashed 45 km from Manaus. The Constellation was named “Estevao Ribeiro Baiao Parente”. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The cause of the accident was not determined.”
Primary Cause
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