Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 November 1947
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-10 Catalina (PBY-5)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 6502
Location: Porto de Moz, PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A 16-person aircraft vanished on December 22, 1947, from the Fazenda Aquiqui airstrip in Brazil. Remains were discovered from the air, revealing no survivors.A 16-person aircraft vanished on December 22, 1947, from the Fazenda Aquiqui airstrip in Brazil. Remains were discovered from the air, revealing no survivors.
Description
Went missing with 16 occupants. Wreckage discovered from the air 22 December 1947 at Fazenda Aquiqui with no sign of survivors.
Source of Information
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