Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

On April 8, 1963 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by Panair do Brasil, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as training 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: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. During the takeoff roll, just after V1 speed, the nose gear retracted. The aircraft sank on its belly, lost its both engines number two and three and slid for several yards before coming to rest in flames. All seven crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-PDM, MSN 45124, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8112°, -43.2586°.