Sena Madureira - Rio Branco

On September 28, 1971 at 12:00 PM, Sena Madureira - Rio Branco experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near Sena Madureira Acre.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Sena Madureira Airport, while climbing, the pilot declared an emergency and elected to return following an engine failure. He completed a circuit at low altitude and while completing a turn to the right, the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CBV, MSN 4977, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.0660°, -68.6571°.