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
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
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.