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Amapá

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 Marquise in Macapá

Date & Time: Feb 10, 2001 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
Operator:
Registration:
PT-LEW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Belém – Macapá
MSN:
244
YOM:
1972
Location:
Macapá
Amapá
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
3680
Captain / Total hours on type:
55.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
4512
Copilot / Total hours on type:
644
Circumstances:
On final approach to Macapá Airport, the left engine exploded and caught fire. The aircraft lost height, descended below the glide and eventually crash landed in a grassy area to the right of the runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the second stage of the high pressure compressor disk in the left engine. Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the this failure, maybe following fatigue cracks or a construction defect. It was reported that the left engine accumulated 3,000 flying hours since the last compressor overhaul.
Final Report:

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 Junkers F.13 in the Oiapoque River: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-217
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Albina - Macapá
MSN:
633
YOM:
1922
Location:
Oiapoque
Amapá
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting flights in South America to promote the sale of the Junkers F.13 to local operators. The aircraft departed Albina Airport, Suriname, bound to Macapá, Brazil. Just after passing the border between French Guyana and Brazil, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and elected to make an emergency landing on the Oiapoque River, near Oiapoque. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in the river and was damaged beyond repair. While the pilot Drewsky was injured, the mechanic Thill was killed.
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