Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando off Manaus: 6 killed
Date & Time:
May 24, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
PP-LDE
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Manaus – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
446
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
After takeoff, during the initial climb, an engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Río Negro. The airplane sank and all six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after rotation for undetermined reason.
