Grumman G-44 Widgeon crash, Sep 2, 1949, Belém-Val de Can...
Grumman G-44 Widgeon accident on September 2, 1949 near Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Pará, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: September 2, 1949
- Aircraft: Grumman G-44 Widgeon
- Location: Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Brazilian Air Force Widgeon went out of control shortly after takeoff from the NAS side of Belem Val de Cans Airport and crashed into Guajara Bay. All five crew were rescued, two of them injured, and the seaplane was lost.