Sikorsky S-38 crashes

22 crashes involving the Sikorsky S-38 since 1929, with 45 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 22
• Fatal crashes: 10
• Fatalities: 45
• First recorded: September 19, 1929
• Most recent: December 11, 1941

Deadliest

1. June 11, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Glenview Illinois, United States (9 fatalities)
2. July 25, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Oceanside California, United States (7 fatalities)
3. September 9, 1930: Sikorsky S-38, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico (5 fatalities)
4. January 24, 1940: Sikorsky S-38, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (4 fatalities)
5. April 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China (4 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (5)
• China (3)
• Colombia (3)
• Bolivia (2)
• Brazil (2)
• Panama (2)
• Argentina (1)
• Greenland (1)
• Mexico (1)
• Nigeria (1)
• Puerto Rico (1)

Years

• 1932 (4)
• 1931 (3)
• 1933 (3)
• 1934 (3)
• 1941 (2)
• 1929 (1)
• 1930 (1)
• 1935 (1)
• 1936 (1)
• 1938 (1)
• 1939 (1)
• 1940 (1)

All crashes

• December 11, 1941: Sikorsky S-38, Biscayne Bay Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 10, 1941: Sikorsky S-38, Guayaramerín Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 24, 1940: Sikorsky S-38, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (4 fatalities)
• August 12, 1939: Sikorsky S-38, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1938: Sikorsky S-38, Rio Branco Acre, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 6, 1936: Sikorsky S-38, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• September 27, 1935: Sikorsky S-38, Colquiri Cochabamba, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, Ningbo Zhejiang, China (1 fatality)
• April 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China (4 fatalities)
• March 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, El Águila Valle del Cauca, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• November 24, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China (0 fatalities)
• July 25, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Oceanside California, United States (7 fatalities)
• June 11, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Glenview Illinois, United States (9 fatalities)
• December 31, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• September 25, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, São João de Meriti Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• September 13, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq) Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland (0 fatalities)
• June 14, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, New York New York, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 16, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, David Chiriquí, Panama (4 fatalities)
• August 12, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, San Juan, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• February 7, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, Colón Colón, Panama (0 fatalities)
• September 9, 1930: Sikorsky S-38, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico (5 fatalities)
• September 19, 1929: Sikorsky S-38, Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)