Crash of an Avro 504N off Rio de Janeiro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-23
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
444
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Rio de Janeiro on a local training flight. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bay of Guanabara off the Governor Island. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Natal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1931 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Registration:
PP-CAL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Fernando de Noronha - Natal - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
107
YOM:
1930
Location:
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane named 'Olinda' was performing a flight from Europe to South America with intermediate stops in Fernando de Noronha, Natal and Rio de Janeiro. While taking off from the Rio Potenji in Natal, the aircraft hit a floating object and crashed. Three occupants were killed while a crew member was injured.
Probable cause:
Collision with an unknown floating object while taking off from the Rio Potenji.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55A off Rio de Janeiro: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Operator:
Registration:
9
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane was engaged in a local mission out of Rio de Janeiro when it collided with a second S.55 operated by the same forces and registered 5. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Guanabara Bay. Three crew members on board the S.55 registered 9 were killed and two others on board the S.55 registered 5. All 12 other crew members were injured. The exact circumstances of the collision are unclear.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55A off Rio de Janeiro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Operator:
Registration:
5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The seaplane was engaged in a local mission out of Rio de Janeiro when it collided with a second S.55 operated by the same forces and registered 9. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Guanabara Bay. Three crew members on board the S.55 registered 9 were killed and two others on board the S.55 registered 5. All 12 other crew members were injured. The exact circumstances of the collision are unclear.

Crash of a Junkers G.24 off Icapara: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1930 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.24
Operator:
Registration:
P-BAHA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Porto Alegre – Laguna – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
921
YOM:
1928
Location:
Iguape
São Paulo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Porto Alegre at 0600LT bound for Rio de Janeiro with six passengers and a crew of three on board. During the intermediate stop at Laguna, Santa Catarina, a seventh passenger boarded. The aircraft named 'Potyguar' continued to the northeast and while cruising some 500 metres off the beach of Icapara, the aircraft 'exploded', lost height and crashed into the sea. Nine occupants were quickly rescued by locals while a passenger, Colonel Attila Gaston Joseph Campos Salvaterra, was killed.
Crew:
Heinz Luels, pilot,
Herbert Hermann, copilot,
Guido Kleinat, mechanic.
Passengers:
Colonel Attila Gaston Joseph Campos Salvaterra, †
Dr. Joseph Falcani,
Dr. Hannibal Loureiro,
Colonel de Basil Bicca Avila,
Jean Cunha,
George Frederic Pichel,
Dr. Demetrius Mercio Xavier.
Probable cause:
The cause of the explosion and the reason why the aircraft went out of control could not be determined.

Crash of an Avro 504N off Rio de Janeiro: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-25
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
446
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie in Rio de Janeiro when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Bay of Guanabara. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Curtiss F-5L off Rio de Janeiro: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss F-5
Operator:
Registration:
316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The seaplane departed Ponte do Galeão at 0800LT On a local training flight. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in the bay of Guanabara, north of Ilha das Enxadas. Eight crew members were rescued while the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Rio de Janeiro: 14 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1928 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Registration:
P-BACA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
83
YOM:
1927
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Santos Dumont' was engaged in a special flight over the Guanabara Bay to take part to the celebrations for the return of Alberto Santos Dumont in Brazil. While cruising at a height of 300 feet, the pilot was forced to make a sharp turn to avoid a collision with another Dornier Do J Wal registered P-BAIA and named 'Guanabara'. During the turn, a part of a wing failed due to a structural failure and the seaplane entered a dive and crashed in the Guanabara Bay, near the German ship named 'Cap Arcona' that just arrived in Rio with the Brazilian Aviator Alberto Santos Dumont on board. The seaplane crashed off the Cobras Island, killing all 14 people aboard.
Probable cause:
Structural failure of a wing during a sharp turn to avoid a collision with another aircraft.

Crash of a Stinson SM-1 Detroiter in Guyana: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
Operator:
Paul Rinaldo Redfern
Registration:
NX773
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brunswick - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
M200
YOM:
1927
Location:
Guyana
All Guyana
Country:
Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Paul Rinaldo Redfern, sole on board, was performing a flight from Brunswick, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At 1500LT, the crew of a Dutch Ship spotted the aircraft flying over the Caribbean Sea. Few hours later, the aircraft named 'Port of Brunswick' disappeared without trace. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. During a 13th expedition, an American team found the wreckage of the airplane in the jungle of Guyana 10 years later.

Crash of a CMASA Wal off Belém

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1927
Type of aircraft:
CMASA Wal
Operator:
Portuguese Government
Registration:
Argos
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Belém - Lisbon
MSN:
051
YOM:
1926
Location:
Belém
Pará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Last March, the crew performed with this seaplane the first transatlantic flight from Portugal to Brazil on behalf of the Portuguese Ministry of Aviation. After several tours in Brazil, the crew was now returning to Lisbon via Guinea. While landing off Belém, the aircraft named 'Argos' hit a dugout canoe and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sarmento de Beires,
Jorge de Castilho,
Manuel Gouveia.
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