Rio de Janeiro - Belém - Lisbon

On April 6, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Belém - Lisbon experienced a crash involving CMASA Wal, operated by Portuguese Government, with the event recorded near Belém Pará.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Last March, the crew performed with this seaplane the first transatlantic flight from Portugal to Brazil on behalf of the Portuguese Ministry of Aviation. After several tours in Brazil, the crew was now returning to Lisbon via Guinea. While landing off Belém, the aircraft named 'Argos' hit a dugout canoe and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants evacuated safely. Crew: Sarmento de Beires, Jorge de Castilho, Manuel Gouveia.

Aircraft reference details include registration Argos, MSN 051, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.4506°, -48.4682°.