Region
South America

Crash of a Learjet 23 in Rio de Janeiro: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1969 at 2316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Learjet 23
Operator:
Instituto Brasileiro de Reforma Agrária
Registration:
PP-FMX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Miami - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
23-090
YOM:
1966
Location:
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Miami, Florida, to Rio de Janeiro. During the final approach completed by night, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Guanabara Bay, some 8 km northwest of Santos Dumont Airport. The wreckage was found few hundred meters off the Fundão Island. The copilot's wife was found alive while five other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Joaquim Pereira, pilot,
Joaci Rupf, copilot.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 680F near Itabira: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1969 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Aero Commander 680
Operator:
Registration:
PT-BQO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Belo Horizonte
MSN:
680-1086-64
YOM:
1961
Location:
Itabira
Minas Gerais
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport at 0450LT on a cargo flight to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, carrying a crew of two, one loadmaster and a load of newspapers. While cruising by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 20 km from Itabira, east of Belo Horizonte. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed L-749A Constellation in Araçatuba

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Operator:
Trans Southern Corporation - TSC
Registration:
N120A
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2617
YOM:
1949
Location:
Araçatuba
São Paulo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At liftoff, control was lost. The airplane contacted ground, causing the nose gear to collapse. The airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest on its nose. All four crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was later reported that the flight was illegal, that the takeoff was initiated from an inappropriate terrain and that the aircraft was carrying 15 tons of smuggled cigarettes.

Crash of a Beechcraft C18S in Alcobaça: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C18S
Operator:
Río Táxi Aéreo
Registration:
PT-BBJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Recife – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
493
YOM:
1941
Location:
Alcobaça
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Recife to Rio de Janeiro, the crew encountered engine problems. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie near Alcobaça, Bahia. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-53D-DO in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PP-CBZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
11767
YOM:
1943
Location:
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro-Tapuruquara
Amazonas
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Santa Isabel do Rio Negro-Tapuruquara Airport. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Douglas C-54B-15-DO Skymaster in Rio de Janeiro

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
PP-LET
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
18393
YOM:
1944
Location:
Rio de Janeiro-Galeão
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The nose gear collapsed upon landing at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão and the airplane came to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the nose gear upon landing.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando off Manaus

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1969 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Carolina Aircraft Corporation
Registration:
N5133B
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
San Andrés - Ponta Pelada
MSN:
26988
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus
Amazonas
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
6362
Captain / Total hours on type:
612.00
Circumstances:
While descending to Ponta Pelada AFB in Manaus following a cargo flight from San Andrés Island, Colombia, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and elected to land immediately. Eventually, the crew ditched the aircraft in the Río Negro located few km short of runway. While both pilots were rescued, the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
The crew was forced to ditch the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion on final approach to Manaus.
Final Report:

Crash of a Grumman P-16A Tracker off Ilha Grande: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Grumman S-2 Tracker
Operator:
Registration:
7022
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
751
YOM:
1958
Location:
Ilha Grande
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 30 km off Ilha Grande. All four crew members were killed, among them Lt Luís Gonzaga Villas Boas, pilot, and 2nd Lt José Roberto Mendes Pereira da Ponte, copilot.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Loanda

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SPR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20544
YOM:
1944
Location:
Loanda
Paraná
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed at Loanda Airport in unclear circumstances. No casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Campo dos Afonsos AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft D18
Operator:
Registration:
2823
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Campo Grande - Campo dos Afonsos
MSN:
A-309
YOM:
1946
Location:
Campo dos Afonsos AFB
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Campo dos Afonsos AFB, the twin engine airplane collided with a North American T-6 Texan. Following the collision, the crew of the Texan was able to land while the Expeditor went out of control and crashed. A pilot Lt Alberto Benevidas Silva was killed while pilot Lt Hilario Vaz Alvarez was injured.
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