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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Belém: 23 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
2040
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Belém – Cayenne
MSN:
20048
YOM:
1944
Location:
Belém
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
On final approach to Belém Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a prairie short of runway threshold. Three passengers were seriously injured while 23 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated C-10 Catalina in Aquiqui: 16 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
6502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Belém – Manaus
MSN:
1079
Location:
Porto de Moz
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
16
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
Enroute from Belém to Manaus, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Porto de Moz. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Manaus, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. On December 22, 1947, the wreckage and the dead bodies of all 16 occupants were found near the village of Aquiqui, northwest of Porto de Moz.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar near Rio Doce: 18 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 18 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PBH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Belém
MSN:
2113
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rio Doce
Minas Gerais
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
En route, the right engine failed, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. Eventually, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near Rio Doce. All 18 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Natal: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1944 at 1252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
46520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Belém - Recife
Location:
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a flight from Belém to Recife with a crew of ten on board, among them an officer. While flying some 65 km west of Natal in poor weather conditions, the crew made his last radio contact at 1252LT. Shortly later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture, killing all ten occupants. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were as follow: rain falls, cloudy with cumulus till 9,000 feet , stratus till 10,000 feet and wind from 150 degrees at 10 knots.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK near Açu: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1944 at 1302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KG508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Belém - Natal
MSN:
12912
YOM:
1944
Location:
Açu
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Belém at 0620LT bound for Natal with an ETA at 1338LT. While cruising overt the State of Rio Grande do Norte in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located 13 km east of Açu. All three occupants based at RAF Nassau, Bahamas, were killed. At the time of the accident, meteorological conditions were as follow: stratus, cumulus, turbulence and heavy rain falls.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Belém: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
2472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Belém
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
During a convoy mission, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The seaplane crashed in a river near Belém and some debris were found five days later, on December 3. All ten crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc near Macapá: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1943 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-3361
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Georgetown – Belém
MSN:
5691
Location:
Macapá
Amapá
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Atkinson Airfield in Georgetown, Guyana, at 1036LT on a ferry flight to Belém. The airplane was last seen at 1310LT by a pilot. As it failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended on February 5 as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. It is believed that the airplane may crash around 1315LT in a jungle of the State of Amapá.
Crew:
Lt H. L. McClelland, pilot,
Pvt J. N. Gordon, air gunner,
Sgt G. R. McCollum, air gunner.
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated 16-2 Commodore in Belém: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated 16 Commodore
Operator:
Registration:
Belém
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Belém - Belém
MSN:
10
YOM:
1930
Location:
Belém
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The pilot (a FAB Officer) and seven passengers took place in this seaplane built in 1930 and used by the Brazilian Air Force. While performing a demonstration flight, the airplane went out of control and crashed, killing all eight occupants. It appears that the pilot was not unauthorized to perform the flight.

Crash of a CMASA Wal off Belém

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1927
Type of aircraft:
CMASA Wal
Operator:
Portuguese Government
Registration:
Argos
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Belém - Lisbon
MSN:
051
YOM:
1926
Location:
Belém
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Last March, the crew performed with this seaplane the first transatlantic flight from Portugal to Brazil on behalf of the Portuguese Ministry of Aviation. After several tours in Brazil, the crew was now returning to Lisbon via Guinea. While landing off Belém, the aircraft named 'Argos' hit a dugout canoe and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sarmento de Beires,
Jorge de Castilho,
Manuel Gouveia.
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