Forte Principe da Beira – Guajará-Mirim
Flight / Schedule
Forte Principe da Beira – Guajará-Mirim
Aircraft
Consolidated PBY-5A CatalinaRegistration
6521
MSN
1784
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
February 8, 1968 at 05:17 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Guajará-Mirim Rondônia
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-10.7804°, -65.3328°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 8, 1968 at 05:17 PM, Forte Principe da Beira – Guajará-Mirim experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Guajará-Mirim Rondônia.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
23 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 17.4%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The seaplane was completing a flight from Forte Principe da Beira to Guajará-Mirim within Rondônia State on behalf of the Correio Nacional. While approaching Guajará-Mirim, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a jungle located 40 km from its intended destination. The wreckage was found two days later and 19 people were evacuated to local hospital while four others were killed in the accident.
Aircraft reference details include registration 6521, MSN 1784, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.7804°, -65.3328°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
0
Passengers
4
Other
0
Crash Summary
The seaplane was completing a flight from Forte Principe da Beira to Guajará-Mirim within Rondônia State on behalf of the Correio Nacional. While approaching Guajará-Mirim, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a jungle located 40 km from its intended destination. The wreckage was found two days later and 19 people were evacuated to local hospital while four others were killed in the accident.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
19
Estimated Survivors
19
Fatality Rate
17.4%
Known people on board: 23
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Forte Principe da Beira – Guajará-Mirim
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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