Miami – Antilla – Port-au-Prince – San Pedro de Macorís – San Juan – Buenos Aires

On October 3, 1941 at 05:48 PM, Miami – Antilla – Port-au-Prince – San Pedro de Macorís – San Juan – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Sikorsky S-42, operated by Pan American World Airways - PAA, with the event recorded near San Juan All Puerto Rico.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 25 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.4%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight, the crew completed the approach to the San Juan harbor in good weather conditions. Upon landing on water in a nose down attitude, the seaplane plunged into the water and came to rest. Two passengers were killed while all 25 other occupants were rescued. Crew: Charles A. Lorber, pilot, Harvey E. Breaux, copilot, John Donovan Donnelley, flight engineer, W. P. Mahoney, radio navigator, Joe Catala, steward, A. E. Calligari, steward. Source & photos: http://www.webstart.com/jed/house/NC15376/

Aircraft reference details include registration NC15376, MSN 4206, year of manufacture 1936.