Short S.25 Sunderland crash, Feb 11, 1959, Montevideo Mon...
Short S.25 Sunderland accident on February 11, 1959 near Montevideo Montevideo City District, Uruguay with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with an...
- Date: February 11, 1959
- Aircraft: Short S.25 Sunderland
- Location: Montevideo Montevideo City District, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with an unknown floating object during water landing
A Sunderland flying boat landing on the water off Montevideo struck an unidentified floating object and was damaged. It partly sank quickly, but all 55 occupants were evacuated safely. The aircraft was recovered and written off.