Crash of a North American RB-25 Mitchell in Tietê: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 18, 1965 at 1600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5140
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cumbica - Cumbica
MSN:
108-35108
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie from Cumbica AFB when an unexpected situation occurred in flight. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into Tietê River, near the city of Tietê. The pilot Mario Luís Figueron was killed while three other occupants were injured.
