Crash of a Loening C-2C Air Yacht off Montevideo

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Loening C-2 Air Yacht
Operator:
Registration:
NC9717
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
215
YOM:
1929
Location:
Montevideo
Montevideo City District
Country:
Uruguay
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 into the sea off Montevideo. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Latécoère 28/0 off Guarapari: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJOX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Santiago – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Recife – Natal – Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Toulouse – Paris
MSN:
917
YOM:
1930
Location:
Guarapari
Espírito Santo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying along the Brazilian coast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, heavy rain falls and turbulences. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the ocean off Guarapari. Few debris and all three dead bodies were found on a beach off Sarita near Setiba four days later, on March 2.
Crew:
Pierre Barbier, pilot,
Victor Hamm, pilot,
Georges Gourbeyre, radio navigator.

Crash of a Latécoère 28 off Buenos Aires: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1930 at 0620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJPD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Natal – Recife – Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
918
YOM:
1930
Location:
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Buenos Aires, while cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the water surface when the airplane hit a wave, flipped over and crashed in the Rio de la Plata. A passenger was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Élisée Negrin, pilot,
René L. Pruneta, radio operator.
Passengers:
Julien Pranville,
Raúl A. Sequeira Campos.
Probable cause:
Poor judgment on part of the pilot.

Crash of a Latécoère 25-2R off Montevideo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1928 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 25
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIKG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Buenos Aires - Montevideo
MSN:
633
YOM:
1927
Location:
Montevideo
Montevideo City District
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from South America to France. On the leg from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, while overflying the Rio de la Plata and descending to Montevideo, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea. Both crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Hervé Santelli, pilot,
Georges Frances, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Authorities confirmed that the wing detached in flight, precipitating the aircraft into the sea. The French operator confirmed this hypothesis and added it was most probably due to sabotage but this could not be proven.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Montevideo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
16
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Montevideo – Buenos Aires
Location:
Montevideo
Montevideo City District
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Montevideo Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 metres, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. While both crew members were injured, one person was killed on the ground after being hit by debris.
Crew:
Lt Medardo Farias,
Sgt Ortiz.
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