Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando in Rio de Janeiro: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 31, 1958
Registration:
PP-BTB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Belém
MSN:
33304
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, just prior to rotation, the airplane struck a hole in the runway surface, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.