Manaus – Rio de Janeiro

On May 24, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Manaus – Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Loide Aéreo Nacional, with the event recorded near Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff, during the initial climb, an engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Río Negro. The airplane sank and all six crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-LDE, MSN 446, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.1451°, -59.9856°.