- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 29, 1972 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Cruzeiro do Sul Acre, Brazil |
Operator: | Amazonese Importacao e Exportacao |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Cruzeiro do Sul - Rio Branco |
AC Type: | Lockheed 049 Constellation |
Registration: | PP-PDG |
cn / ln: | 2037 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:6 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane cashed into trees shortly after taking off after two engines failed. Refueling directly from the trucks, without allowing sufficient time for the fuel to settle. |
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