Florianópolis – Cumbica

On March 13, 1958 at 02:10 PM, Florianópolis – Cumbica experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Uruguayan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, with the event recorded near Santos São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a flight from Florianópolis to Cumbica AFB. Weather conditions deteriorated en route and the visibility decreased due to foggy conditions when the airplane struck power cables and crashed on the slope of the Diabo Peak located in the Serra do Mar, in the region of Santos. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all six occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 100.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.9657°, -46.3486°.