Belém – Parintins

On April 18, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Belém – Parintins experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Panair do Brasil, with the event recorded near Parintins Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. While landing on the Amazone River off Parintins, the seaplane hit a submerged object, came to a halt and partially sank. Nine occupants were rescued while three others were killed, among them the pilot Luís Anet and the radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PDB, MSN 22021, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.6345°, -56.7319°.