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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-43
    Latest Model:S-43B
    Last Civil Registration:N16933
    Latest Owner or Location:Pan American Airways (Pan AM)

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S-43B.

    Circa 17 May 1937

    Certificate of airworthiness for N16933 (S-43B, 4324) issued.

    17 May 1937

    To Pan American Airways Inc, New York, NY with c/r N16933.

    By 13 August 1939

    To Pan American Airways (Pan AM) with c/r N16933.

    13 August 1939

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 14 fatalities. There were 3,650 hours on the airframe at the time. The international scheduled passenger flight departed Vitoria-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brazil and was destined for Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil. The accident occurred at ca 1 km N off Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) (Brazil) while on approach. Narrative: The Sikorsky S-43B flying boat was operating on an international service from Miami, FL to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with en route stops at Antilla, Port-au-Prince, San Pedro de Macoris, San Juan, Port of Spain, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Cayenne, Belem, Sao Luis, Fortaleza, Natal, Joao Pessoa, Recife, Maceio, Aracaju, Salvador, Caravelas and Vitoria...

    13 August 1939

    Civil registration, N16933, cancelled.
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