São Paulo - Picinguaba

On July 5, 1953 at 12:00 AM, São Paulo - Picinguaba experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Private Brazilian, with the event recorded near Picinguaba São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane was on its way from São Paulo-Congonhas to Picinguaba, carrying one pilot and nine passengers, among them Adhemar de Barros, politician and chairman of Aerovias (owner of the airplane). While landing in rough seas, the seaplane hit waves and a float was sheared off. The aircraft nosed down and plunged into the water. All ten occupants were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-AXX, MSN 1599.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.3784°, -44.8366°.