Sikorsky S-43 crashes

11 crashes involving the Sikorsky S-43 since 1937, with 55 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 11
• Fatal crashes: 6
• Fatalities: 55
• First recorded: February 8, 1937
• Most recent: January 3, 1947

Deadliest

1. August 13, 1939: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (14 fatalities)
2. August 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Colón Colón, Panama (14 fatalities)
3. January 3, 1947: Sikorsky S-43, São Paulo de Olivença Amazonas, Brazil (11 fatalities)
4. June 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Desertores Island Región de Los Lagos, Chile (9 fatalities)
5. August 3, 1945: Sikorsky S-43, Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique (4 fatalities)

Countries

• Brazil (5)
• Chile (1)
• China (1)
• Jamaica (1)
• Martinique (1)
• Panama (1)
• Puerto Rico (1)

Years

• 1937 (4)
• 1941 (2)
• 1938 (1)
• 1939 (1)
• 1940 (1)
• 1945 (1)
• 1947 (1)

All crashes

• January 3, 1947: Sikorsky S-43, São Paulo de Olivença Amazonas, Brazil (11 fatalities)
• August 3, 1945: Sikorsky S-43, Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique (4 fatalities)
• June 26, 1941: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1941: Sikorsky S-43, Borinquen, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1940: Sikorsky S-43, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 1939: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (14 fatalities)
• April 25, 1938: Sikorsky S-43, Kingston Kingston City District, Jamaica (0 fatalities)
• August 8, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Daya Bay Guangdong, China (3 fatalities)
• August 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Colón Colón, Panama (14 fatalities)
• June 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Desertores Island Región de Los Lagos, Chile (9 fatalities)
• February 8, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil (0 fatalities)