Accident Sikorsky S-38B C-52 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246818
 
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Date:Friday 20 November 1936
Time:
Type:Sikorsky S-38B
Owner/operator:SCADTA
Registration: C-52
MSN: 214-18
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Barranquilla -   Colombia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
"Guillermo Valencia" crashed during a test flight. Pilot Luis H. Bernal sank with the amphibian in the Magdalena river. The co-pilot and three passengers, Scadta employees, were injured and rescued.

Sources:

El Deber (Arequipa) 20 November 1936, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jan-2021 16:03 Sergey L. Added
10-Oct-2022 08:04 maumana Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2023 19:51 TB Updated [[Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]]
01-Sep-2023 16:30 TB Updated [[[Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]]]

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