Date & Time:
Sep 30, 1949 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
PP-BLB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Iguape
MSN:
93
YOM:
1941
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On landing on the Mar Pequeno, the seaplane hit an obstacle, overturned and sank. A crew member and two passengers were killed while 22 other occupants were rescued.
