Resende - Santa Cruz

On September 27, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Resende - Santa Cruz experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Aviação Militar, with the event recorded near Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 departed Resende on a flight to the Santa Cruz AFB. While approaching from the north, the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located near Itaguaí. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The following day, the captain died from his injuries. Crew: Cpt Haroldo Borges Leitão, † Col Alzier Mendes Rodriguez de Lima.

Aircraft reference details include registration K-150, MSN 3011, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8123°, -43.8236°.