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The float plane was completing a tour between South America and Italy on behalf of the Ministero dell'Aeronautica, carrying six crew members. Few minutes after takeoff from Natal, the airplane caught fire, exploded and crashed into the ocean. A crew member was rescued while five others were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Mario Stoppani,
Cpt Mario Viola, †
Cpt Molinari, †
Cpt Enrico Comani, radio operator, †
Demetrio Jaira, mechanic, †
Renato Pogliani. †

Crash of a Potez 25T in Belo Horizonte

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Potez 25

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Registration:

A-117

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Rio de Janeiro – Belo Horizonte

MSN:

1822

Location:

Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Minas Gerais

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Brazil

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South America

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On approach to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine fire on approach.

Fire of a Sikorsky S-43 off Vitória

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1937 at 1430 LT

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-43

Operator:

Registration:

PP-PAR

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Vitória – Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

4307

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1937

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The float plane departed Vitória at 1400LT on a regular service to Rio de Janeiro with 13 passengers and four crew members on board. En route, both engines caught fire and the captain J. H. Hart decided to return to Vitória then completed a safe landing. All 17 occupants were able to disembark before the aircraft would be destroyed by fire and sank.

Probable cause:

Double engine fire in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Lockheed 5C Vega in Conceição do Serro

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 5 Vega

Operator:

Joseph Costa

Registration:

NR105N

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117

YOM:

1929

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The pilot and owner Joseph Costa was taking part to a rally from Rio de Janeiro to Portugal. While overflying the State of Minais Gerais, technical problems forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The pilot was uninjured while the single engine aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Forced landing following unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.46fi in Aquidauana

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.46

Operator:

Registration:

PP-CAU

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

La Paz – Corumbá – São Paulo

MSN:

2720

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1935

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En route from Corumbá to São Paulo, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a jungle. Three passengers were injured and four other occupants escaped unhurt. The float plane named 'Tocantins' was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers G.24 in Ilhéus

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Junkers G.24

Operator:

Registration:

PP-CAS

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

961

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1929

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The crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Latécoère 28

Operator:

Registration:

F-AJIQ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

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

MSN:

906

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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 De Havilland DH.60T Moth in Rio de Janeiro: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Registration:

I1H-32

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

City

Schedule:

Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

3026

YOM:

1931

Location:

Rio de Janeiro

Country:

Brazil

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South America

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The crew was completing aerobatics over the Copacabana Beach when control was lost. The airplane crashed on a street in a near district. Both pilots were killed while there were no victims on the ground.
Crew:
1st Lt Carlos Barcellos de Lavrador, pilot,
2nd Lt Renato César Cavalcanti de Lemos, mechanic.

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

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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.