Détails:
The aircraft had taken off about 14:15 for a local practice flight out of Rio de Janeiro. Instrument approaches and landings were to be practiced in Guanabara Bay.
During one of those approaches and landings the S-43 contacted the water in a nose down attitude. As the bow wave build op, the nose became more depressed. It then overturned and sank
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot's error in judging altitude during a landing." Contributing factor: Glassy surface of the water.
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 26 juin 1941 |
| Heure: | 15:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Sikorsky S-43 |
| Compagnie: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Immatriculation: | NC16928 |
| Numéro de série: | 4317 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1936 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brésil)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Entrainement |
| Aéroport de départ: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brésil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brésil |
The aircraft had taken off about 14:15 for a local practice flight out of Rio de Janeiro. Instrument approaches and landings were to be practiced in Guanabara Bay.
During one of those approaches and landings the S-43 contacted the water in a nose down attitude. As the bow wave build op, the nose became more depressed. It then overturned and sank
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot's error in judging altitude during a landing." Contributing factor: Glassy surface of the water.
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