Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

On January 6, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Paraense Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Due to foggy conditions, the Santos Dumont Airport was closed to trafic and the crew diverted to Galeão Airport where the passengers disembarked. When the weather conditions improved, the crew was able to complete a short ferry flight back from Galeão to Santos Dumont. After touchdown on runway 02, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and plunged into the Guanabara Bay. All five crew members were injured and the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-LDH, MSN 30350, year of manufacture 1944.

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