Date & Time:
Jul 12, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
TICAL
Registration:
PT-ASN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Belém – Marabá
MSN:
1792
YOM:
1944
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Marabá, both engines failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the seaplane crashed into the Río Tocantins. A crewman was killed while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.
