Recife – Salvador

On June 2, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Recife – Salvador experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Aero Geral, with the event recorded near Palame Bahia.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Palame, Bahia, while completing a flight from Recife to Salvador de Bahia. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-AGC, MSN CV-480, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.0536°, -37.7931°.