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Crash of a Latécoère 26-2R in Santo Amaro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1934 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AILK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Santo Amaro - Santo Amaro
MSN:
662
YOM:
1927
Location:
Santo Amaro
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Santo Amaro at 1430LT on a local flight with two crew members and five passengers. About five minutes into the flight, the airplane impacted a tree and crashed, bursting into flames. All five passengers were slightly injured while the pilot was killed and the radio operator was seriously injured. He died of injuries the next day.
Crew:
Victor Etienne, pilot,
Henrique Baudel, radio navigator.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55A off Salvador: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Operator:
Registration:
1
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Salvador
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while landing in the Bay of Salvador de Bahia. Two passengers and the radio navigator were killed while nine other occupants including the Minister José Américo de Almeida were injured.

Crash of a Farman F.192 off Belmonte: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.190
Operator:
Registration:
8
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Salvador – Belmonte
MSN:
7180
YOM:
1930
Location:
Belmonte
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Salvador on a flight to Belmonte. While approaching Belmonte, he lost control of the airplane that crashed into the sea and sank. The pilot Cpt Emilio Gaelzer was killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14.A2 in Salvador

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALXE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Salvador - Recife
MSN:
118
YOM:
1922
Location:
Salvador
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down on a beach. All three crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Paul Vachet, pilot,
Joseph Roig, pilot,
Noël Gauthier, engineer.
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