Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 May 1949
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando
Owner/operator: O. Steiner
Registration Number: PP-DKF
Location: near Abaetetuba, PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A C-46 transport plane crashed on the right bank of Rio Moju near Abaetatuba, southwest of Belm, Brazil. The wreckage was located by a Brazilian Air Force plane. Pilot Pedro Steiner Filho and passenger Salom?o Sol¡no perished. Co-pilot Alfredo Avelino and three other passengers were injured and transported by ship.A C-46 transport plane crashed on the right bank of Rio Moju near Abaetatuba, southwest of Belm, Brazil. The wreckage was located by a Brazilian Air Force plane. Pilot Pedro Steiner Filho and passenger Salom?o Sol¡no perished. Co-pilot Alfredo Avelino and three other passengers were injured and transported by ship.
Description
The C-46 transport plane was flying a cargo of meat from an airport in Goi s State to Belm, Brazil. It crashed on the right bank of Rio Moju, near Abaetatuba, southwest of Belm. The wreckage was located by a Brazilian Air Force plane. Pilot Pedro Steiner Filho and passenger Salom?o Sol¡no died. Co-pilot Alfredo Avelino and three other passengers injured and transported to Belm by ship.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
