Cuiabá – Manaus

On December 7, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Cuiabá – Manaus experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Real Aerovias, with the event recorded near Cachimbo Pará.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the right engine failed and the crew was forced to jettison some of the cargo to maintain a safe altitude. Eventually, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a hilly and wooded terrain located in the region of Cachimbo. The wreckage was found few hours later in the jungle and all 15 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-AKF, MSN 295, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.3361°, -54.9669°.