Salvador - Rio de Janeiro

On December 26, 1940 at 09:35 AM, Salvador - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Sikorsky S-43, operated by Panair do Brasil, with the event recorded near Salvador Bahia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After takeoff from Salvador, the seaplane went out of control and crashed inverted into the Bay of Salvador. All 17 occupants were rescued, among them three passengers were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PAU, MSN 4308, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.9291°, -38.3863°.