Crash of a Beechcraft C18S in Alcobaça: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1969
Registration:
PT-BBJ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Recife – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
493
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Recife to Rio de Janeiro, the crew encountered engine problems. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie near Alcobaça, Bahia. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
