Humaitá - Manaus

On April 13, 1972 at 01:30 PM, Humaitá - Manaus experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Humaitá Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Humaitá to Manaus, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a wooded area (jungle) located about 80 km northeast of Humaitá. A passenger and a crew member were killed while eight other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6514, MSN 1917, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.5099°, -63.0249°.