San Andrés - Ponta Pelada

On February 3, 1969 at 01:20 AM, San Andrés - Ponta Pelada experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Carolina Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Ponta Pelada AFB in Manaus following a cargo flight from San Andrés Island, Colombia, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and elected to land immediately. Eventually, the crew ditched the aircraft in the Río Negro located few km short of runway. While both pilots were rescued, the airplane sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5133B, MSN 26988, year of manufacture 1944.

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