Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Sunday 13 August 1939 |
Time: | 16:35 |
Type: | Sikorsky S-43B |
Operator: | Pan American Airways (Pan Am) |
Registration: | NC16933 |
MSN: | 4324 |
First flight: | 1936 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3650 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1690-S1EG Hornet |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 12 |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | ca 1 km N off Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) (![]() |
Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |