Carauari - Manaus

On June 11, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Carauari - Manaus experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Rico Taxi Aéreo - Rondonia Importaçao e Comercio, with the event recorded near Carauari Amazonas.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 17.6%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after his departure from Carauari Airport, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed near the Rio Juruá and came to rest. Three passengers were killed while 14 other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-AJC, MSN 20402, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -4.8766°, -66.8961°.