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Date: | Sunday 9 November 1947 |
Time: | |
Type: | Republic RC-3 Seabee |
Owner/operator: | French Government |
Registration: | NC6683K |
MSN: | 966 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sinnamary River, near Sinnamary -
French Guiana
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | St. Laurent |
Destination airport: | Cayenne |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Emergency landing in a river due to an engine failure, one passenger drowned. Aircraft had been in use for only two weeks.
Sources:
De West : nieuwsblad uit en voor Suriname
14-11-1947
De West : nieuwsblad uit en voor Suriname
17-11-1947
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2021 13:48 |
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05-May-2023 09:39 |
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