6536

On April 21, 1959 at 03:30 AM, 6536 experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane crashed into the Rio Guaíba while approaching Porto Alegre by night. Two crew members were killed while four others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6536, MSN G-39, year of manufacture 1950.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.0341°, -51.1576°.