Florianópolis - Florianópolis

On March 13, 1979 at 08:30 AM, Florianópolis - Florianópolis experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Florianópolis Santa Catarina.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane departed Florianópolis at 0730LT on a rescue and assistance mission to the crew of another aircraft who was in difficulties over the Santa Catarina Island. About an hour later, while returning to its base, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed in flames in Costeira do Pirajubaé, about 5 km north of Florianópolis Airport. The captain was seriously injured while five other crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Alcione Eliodoro Viana, Lt Roberto Bernardino Navarro, Lt Jean Clovis Fagundes Jucenwiski, 2nd Lt Benedito Antonio Gualdetti, Sgt Jose Carlos dos Santos Pinto, Sgt Gilberto Ombruschi.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6540, MSN G-48, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.6650°, -48.4787°.