Rio de Janeiro – Guaratinguetá

On February 12, 1953 at 06:15 PM, Rio de Janeiro – Guaratinguetá experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed into the Guanabara Bay. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1515.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8057°, -43.4315°.