Accident Sikorsky H-19 (S-55) 8504,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154946
 
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Date:Tuesday 25 October 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S55P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky H-19 (S-55)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 8504
MSN: 551132
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Piraí, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed over Ponte Coberta, Mambucaba area during survey flight with three crew, two british scientists and one brazilian ingenieur on boad. Pilot and brazilian passenger survived seriously injured.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 27 October 1960, p6
Jornal do Brasil 26 October 1960, p1
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2013 20:01 TB Added
16-Jan-2014 10:51 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
16-Jan-2014 10:52 TB Updated [Operator]
27-Aug-2014 17:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]

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