Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 January 1964
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 6508
Location: Belm, PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The Cessna 172 aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude instrumentation.The Cessna 172 aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude instrumentation.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a training flight on Rio Guam . The aircraft crashed due to a sudden loss of altitude and control.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a training flight on Rio Guam . The aircraft crashed due to a sudden loss of altitude and control.
Description
Crashed on Rio Guam during training flight.
Source of Information
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Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude during a training flight.Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude during a training flight.Share on:
