Rio Gallegos - Rio Gallegos

On September 14, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Rio Gallegos - Rio Gallegos experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Argentinian Navy - Armada Argentina, with the event recorded near Puerto Santa Cruz Santa Cruz.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Río Santa Cruz off Puerto Santa Cruz. A dead body was found five days later, on September 19, and a second dead body a day later. Unfortunately, no trace of the others nor the aircraft was found. Crew: Lt José Jubany, pilot, Cpl Angel Cruz, radio operator, Cpl Antonio Micaelan, Cpl Ramón Gonzáles, Ens Roberto Balestra.

Aircraft reference details include registration PGM-2, MSN 1145, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -50.0174°, -68.5156°.