Campo de Marte – Rio de Janeiro

On January 27, 1959 at 09:00 AM, Campo de Marte – Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Campo de Marte AFB (São Paulo) São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Campo de Marte AFB, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a road, slid for several yards and came to rest. All seven occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1549.