44-23035

En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was eventually forced to abandon the aircraft following a fuel starvation. All occupants bailed out and were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an isolated area located in the State of Pará.

Flight / Schedule

44-23035

Registration

44-23035

MSN

10079

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

March 1, 1949 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Brazil All Brazil

Region

South America • Brazil

Coordinates

-23.9657°, -46.3486°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 1, 1949 at 12:00 AM, 44-23035 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-82 Packet, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Brazil All Brazil.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was eventually forced to abandon the aircraft following a fuel starvation. All occupants bailed out and were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an isolated area located in the State of Pará.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-23035, MSN 10079, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.9657°, -46.3486°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was eventually forced to abandon the aircraft following a fuel starvation. All occupants bailed out and were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an isolated area located in the State of Pará.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Brazil

Aircraft Details

Registration

44-23035

MSN

10079

Year of Manufacture

1944