PP-PCW

On October 17, 1968 at 02:05 PM, PP-PCW experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near Canutama 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.

14 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

Upon landing on the Rio Purus off Canutama, the seaplane was apparently in a wrong attitude, nosed down and came to rest partially submerged. Four passengers were killed while 10 other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PCW, MSN CV-429, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.5330°, -64.3835°.