Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 April 1972
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 6514
Location: Humait , AM –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Fuel system valveFuel system valve
Category: Accident
A flight from Humait to Manaus experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a forced landing in a dense rainforest due to the inability to relight the engines. A crew member was fatally injured. Investigation revealed a failure in the manual cutting of the fuel system valve.A flight from Humait to Manaus experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a forced landing in a dense rainforest due to the inability to relight the engines. A crew member was fatally injured. Investigation revealed a failure in the manual cutting of the fuel system valve.
Description
Both engines failed during a flight from Humait to Manaus. The crew was not able to relight the engines and a forced landing was performed in a rain forest. One of the crew members was killed. It was concluded that there was a failure of the manual cutting of the fuel system valve.
Source of Information
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