Sikorsky S-43 crash, Aug 3, 1945 (4 killed), Fort-de-Fran...
Sikorsky S-43 accident on August 3, 1945 near Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique with 4 fatalities. Cause: Landing on a water surface that was too...
- Date: August 3, 1945
- Aircraft: Sikorsky S-43
- Location: Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing on a water surface that was too rough for the aircraft.
Pan American Flight 216, a Sikorsky S 43, crashed on landing at the Fort de France hydrobase in Martinique on 3 August 1945. Four of the 14 people aboard were killed.