Sikorsky S-43 crash, Aug 13, 1939 (14 killed), Rio de Jan...
Sikorsky S-43 accident on August 13, 1939 near Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 14 fatalities. Cause: Loss of power from the left engine...
- Date: August 13, 1939
- Aircraft: Sikorsky S-43
- Location: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of power from the left engine during the approach, forcing an attempted landing in extremely hazardous conditions
A Pan American Sikorsky S 43 Baby Clipper lost an engine on approach to Rio de Janeiro and struck a caisson on Ilha das Cobras in Guanabara Bay. Fourteen people were killed.