Rio Grande – Porto Alegre

On April 25, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Rio Grande – Porto Alegre experienced a crash involving Junkers A.50, operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Mosquitos Island Rio Grande do Sul.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley 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 listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Rio Grande Airport, en route to Porto Alegre, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft crashed in a marshy field located on the Mosquitos Island, some 13 km north of the airfield. A pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration P-BAAE, MSN 3534, year of manufacture 1931.