Bauru - Bauru

On August 17, 1954 at 01:00 PM, Bauru - Bauru experienced a crash involving Grumman G-44 Widgeon, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Bauru São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew left Bauru Airport at 1100LT for local training purposes. After completing several maneuvers, the crew started a new approach when the pilot-in-command decided to make a go around. The aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. Both pilots were seriously injured but one of them died from his injuries few hours later.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2668, MSN 1272, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8091°, -48.6640°.