Sikorsky S-42 crash, Dec 20, 1935 (3 killed), Port of Spain
Sikorsky S-42 accident on December 20, 1935 near Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with 3 fatalities. Cause: On takeoff the pilot swerved to avoid a...
- Date: December 20, 1935
- Aircraft: Sikorsky S-42
- Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: On takeoff the pilot swerved to avoid a fishing boat, and a pontoon struck the boat and overturned the aircraft.
The Pan American Sikorsky S 42 Puerto Rican Clipper overturned on takeoff from Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 11 April 1936. Three of the 25 people on board were killed and the other 22 survived.