Crash of a Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon into the Guanabara Bay
Date & Time:
Apr 29, 1952 at 0825 LT
Registration:
2673
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1283
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight when an engine failed. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the airplane into the Guanabara Bay. Both crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.