Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo

On December 30, 1958 at 12:09 PM, Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Saab Scandia, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

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

37 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 56.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, while climbing to a height of 50 meters, the left engine failed. The crew completed a turn to the left, continued for about 500 meters and then made a second turn to the left when the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Guanabara Bay. All four crew members and 17 passengers were killed while 16 other occupants were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SQE, MSN 103, year of manufacture 1950.

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