Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 March 1949
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-23035
Location: near Bragana, PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel tanks and fuel pumps.Aircraft fuel tanks and fuel pumps.
Category: Accident
A crew experienced an emergency situation during a nighttime flight, resulting in the aircraft running out of fuel.A crew experienced an emergency situation during a nighttime flight, resulting in the aircraft running out of fuel.
Description
The crew bailed out after the aircraft ran out of fuel at night.
Source of Information
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Fuel exhaustion due to insufficient fuel reserves.Fuel exhaustion due to insufficient fuel reserves.Share on:
