Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

On June 26, 1941 at 03:15 PM, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Sikorsky S-43, operated by Panagra - Pan American-Grace Airways, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a training flight in the Guanabara Bay, consisting of approaches and landings. While on a new approach, the seaplane hit the water surface in a nose down attitude. The aircraft overturned and sank. All four crew members were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC16928, MSN 4317, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.9053°, -43.2268°.