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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1933 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Escola Milirar (EsAvM), Aviação Militar |
| Registration: | K-142 |
| MSN: | 3001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Porto Maria Angú, Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Galeão, Rio de Janerio, Brazil |
c/no. 3001 DH.60T Moth [Gipsy II #2233] to Escola de Aviacao Militar, Brazil with CofA 3345 issued 29.1.32. To Brazilian Army as K-142.
Crashed 4.12.33 into sea 30 meters off beach from 400 meters height at Porto Maria Angú, Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The crew departed Galeão Airport on a local training mission. While flying at a height of about 400 metres, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the Guanabara Bay, some 30 metres offshore. A pilot was rescued while the second occupant was killed.
Operated by Escola Militar (EsAvM), Aviação Militar. As "Moth K-412" in local press.
Sources:
1. http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1933/12/05/1//4621870
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60t-moth-rio-de-janeiro-1-killed
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p030.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro/Gale%C3%A3o_International_Airport#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2015 03:59 | junior sjc | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 03:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Sep-2016 06:13 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2016 07:30 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2016 13:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2016 18:54 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2017 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Dec-2019 09:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2023 08:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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