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Crash of a Junkers F.13bi in Santa Quitéria

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
PP-CAK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
725
YOM:
1924
Location:
Santa Quitéria
Ceará
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 in Santa Quitéria. The occupant fate remains unknown while the single engine aircraft christened 'Piraja' was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-1-DO Havoc in Caucaia

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10990
YOM:
1943
Location:
Caucaia
Ceará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C-10-DO Havoc near Trairi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-33330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6792
YOM:
1941
Location:
Trairi
Ceará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a transit flight from the US to Europe, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean some 23 km northwest of Trairi. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Clayton G. Wahlers,
2nd Lt Nels O. Shugren,
Cpl Horace A. Johnson.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.71 near Fortaleza

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.71
Operator:
Registration:
I-ABIV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rome – Dakar – Natal – Buenos Aires
MSN:
7107
YOM:
1934
Location:
Fortaleza
Ceará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the Brazilian coast, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing on a beach near Fortaleza. The aircraft hit a rock and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Aracati: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-213
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Aracati – Natal
MSN:
629
YOM:
1922
Location:
Aracati
Ceará
Country:
Brazil
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 demo flights in South America to promote the sale of the Junkers F.13 to potential local operators. Shortly after takeoff from the Rio Jaguaribe, in Aracati, while in initial climb, the seaplane stalled and crashed, killing both crew members, the pilot Hermann Müller and the mechanic Werner Junkers. Named 'Birkhahn', the aircraft suffered an engine failure just after takeoff.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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