Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires

On June 10, 1958 at 11:45 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Ilha Grande Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude, the engine number four oversped. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. A little later, the engine number two suffered severe vibrations and it was also decided to shut it down and to feather its propeller. Due to insufficient power, the aircraft started to descend with a rate of 500 feet per minute. The captain eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing on Ilha Grande. The airplane belly landed on a beach and came to rest. All 22 occupants were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ADV, MSN 43034, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.1555°, -44.2345°.