Salvador | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a night maritime patrol mission out from Salvador. At 0200LT, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed into the sea few km off Cabo de Santo Agostinho. No trace of the airplane nor the five crew members was found.

Crash of a Lockheed C-28 Hudson in Salvador: 20 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1954 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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Registration:

2901

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Salvador – Fortaleza

MSN:

414-7176

YOM:

1943

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Shortly after takeoff from Salvador Airport, while climbing, an engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a field past the runway end. All 20 occupants were killed, among them five children.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-DK in Salvador

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

PP-AJA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

11844

YOM:

1943

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Shortly after takeoff from Salvador Airport, while climbing, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to return for an emergency landing when during the last turn, the aircraft stalled and crashed few hundred yards from the runway threshold. All six occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the engine failure was not determined with certainty. However, the reaction of the crew was inappropriate as he failed to feather the propeller on the right engine, which increased drag and contributed to the stall of the airplane.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL off Maraú: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

2048

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Salvador – Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

9777

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1943

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The left engine caught fire en route. The crew elected to extinguish the fire without success. Eventually, the left engine detached with its nacelle and the undercarriage as well. In such conditions, the pilot-in-command reduced his altitude and completed an emergency landing onto the water about 200 meters off Maraú. A crew member and 12 passengers were killed while 20 other occupants were rescued.

Probable cause:

Fire on the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A in Palame: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

Operator:

Aero Geral

Registration:

PP-AGC

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Recife – Salvador

MSN:

CV-480

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1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Palame, Bahia, while completing a flight from Recife to Salvador de Bahia. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Ilhéus: 13 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

PP-AVZ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

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Vitória da Conquista – Salvador

MSN:

9156

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1943

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En route from Vitória da Conquista to Salvador, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the captain decided to reduce his altitude to avoid clouds when the aircraft went through a cumulonimbus area. Severe turbulences were encountered and the aircraft went out of control when both wings broke off and separated. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in the region of Ilhéus. Two passengers were seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the aircraft encountered severe turbulences while cruising in a cumulonimbus area, which caused the rupture of both wings that were overstressed (above wing certification). The decision of the crew to start a rapid descent and to fly into a cumulonimbus area was imprudent.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-43 off Salvador

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1940 at 0935 LT

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-43

Operator:

Registration:

PP-PAU

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Salvador - Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

4308

YOM:

1936

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After takeoff from Salvador, the seaplane went out of control and crashed inverted into the Bay of Salvador. All 17 occupants were rescued, among them three passengers were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Latécoère 28-1 off Aracaju: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Latécoère 28

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Registration:

F-AJIQ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Santiago de Chile – Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro – Salvador – Natal – Dakar – Paris

MSN:

906

YOM:

1929

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After departure from Salvador de Bahia, the crew confirmed by radio that all was going well on board. Few dozen minutes later, while cruising off Aracaju, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. A day later, SAR teams found some debris floating on water as well as four dead bodies.
Crew:
André Depecker, pilot,
Joseph Le Duigou, radio navigator,
Auguste Morel, flight engineer,
Fernand Clavere, navigator.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Farman F.190

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Salvador – Belmonte

MSN:

7180

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1930

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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.