Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in the Biscayne Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
NC21V
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Miami - Miami
MSN:
414-12
YOM:
1929
Location:
Biscayne Bay
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a local training flight, the floatplane crashed upon landing in the Biscayne Bay, off Miami. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
 

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38BL off Guayaramerín: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1941 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
Nicolás Suárez
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Trinidad – Guayaramerín – Cobija
MSN:
114-15
YOM:
1930
Location:
Guayaramerín
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane named 'Nicolás Suárez' departed Trinidad on a flight to Cobija with an intermediate stop in Guayaramerín. Approaching the destination, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Mamoré River, near the pontoon. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Emilio Beltran, pilot,
L. Veltze, copilot.
Passengers:
Elias Gorayeb,
Col Cruz Saldanha.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38C off Port Washington: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1940 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
George J. Daufkirch
Registration:
NC79
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
214-3
YOM:
1929
Location:
Port Washington
New York
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from the Manhasset Bay, the float plane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Port Washington. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B off Berazategui: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Sociedad Argentina de Navegacion Aérea (SANA)
Registration:
LV-PAB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires
MSN:
414-02
YOM:
1929
Location:
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight out from the Quilmes seaplane base when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Rio de la Plata off Berazategui, southeast of Buenos Aires. Four crew members were killed while two others were rescued.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in Calabar

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis - CCR
Registration:
F-AOUC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dakar – Cotonou – Libreville – Port Gentil – Pointe Noire
MSN:
314-19
YOM:
1936
Location:
Calabar
Cross River
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while en route from Cotonou to Libreville. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in Rio Branco

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PAM
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
214-06
YOM:
1929
Location:
Rio Branco
Acre
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1938. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38 off Suances: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Government of the Basque Country
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
314-15
YOM:
1929
Location:
Suances
Cantabria
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The float plane was shot down by the pilot of a Polikarpov I-5 and crashed into the sea off Suances. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Francisco Casals,
Gabriel Nuevo Avendaño,
Arturo Mellado Ortiz,
Perfecto Saiz Martínez.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in Colquiri

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
El Marihui
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Trinidad – Todos Santos
MSN:
114-11
YOM:
1929
Location:
Colquiri
Cochabamba
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Trinidad to Todos Santos, the crew encountered problems and attempted an emergency landing in Aguas Negras, near the Rio Sécure, State of Beni. The float plane came to rest in a muddy field. Both pilots Armando Suárez and Sergio Ríos Toro later obtained help and were able to leave. While approaching Colquiri, weather conditions deteriorated and the aircraft hit a mountain slope and was wrecked. Both pilots were injured, Sergio Ríos Toro more seriously. The aircraft did not have any registration but was named 'El Marihui'.
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