Accident Gloster Meteor F8 4458,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168957
 
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Date:Saturday 6 September 1958
Time:c. 16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 4458
MSN: G5-444860
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sapucaia do Sul, RS -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Gravataí, RS (15:45)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after take-off. Pilot S.Ten Luis Ballesteros (25).

Sources:

Scramble
O Estado de S.Paulo 9 September 1958, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Aug-2014 19:44 TB Added
08-May-2015 18:15 TB Updated [Location]
23-Aug-2015 16:37 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2021 16:33 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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