Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Apr 18, 1956 (3 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on April 18, 1956 near Parintins Amazonas, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: The seaplane struck a submerged...
- Date: April 18, 1956
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Parintins Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The seaplane struck a submerged object while alighting on the Amazon River off Parintins and partly sank.
A Panair seaplane (PP-PDB), a PBY Catalina, was landing on the Amazon River off Parintins on 18 April 1956 on a scheduled service from Belém. It struck a submerged object, came to a halt and partly sank. Three people were killed, including the pilot, and nine were rescued.