What happened
A seaplane met with disaster when it impacted the waters of the Río Santa Cruz in the vicinity of Puerto Santa Cruz. The specific sequence of events leading to the accident remains unknown due to a lack of recovered wreckage or definitive evidence at the scene.
Search and recovery efforts yielded tragic results over several days. On September 19, five days after the incident, the first body was located in the water. A second body was discovered the following day. Despite these recoveries, no trace of the aircraft itself was ever found. Additionally, there was no further evidence regarding the whereabouts or fate of the other individuals on board.
The flight crew consisted of five military personnel: a pilot, a radio operator, and three other service members. While their ranks included Lieutenant, Corporals, and an Ensign, specific names are not used in this account to maintain neutral reporting standards.