Miami - Rio de Janeiro
Flight / Schedule
Miami - Rio de Janeiro
Aircraft
Learjet 23Registration
PP-FMX
MSN
23-090
Year of Manufacture
1966
Date
August 31, 1969 at 11:16 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-22.8057°, -43.4315°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 31, 1969 at 11:16 PM, Miami - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Learjet 23, operated by Instituto Brasileiro de Reforma Agrária, 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 lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a ferry flight from Miami, Florida, to Rio de Janeiro. During the final approach completed by night, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Guanabara Bay, some 8 km northwest of Santos Dumont Airport. The wreckage was found few hundred meters off the Fundão Island. The copilot's wife was found alive while five other occupants were killed. Crew: Joaquim Pereira, pilot, Joaci Rupf, copilot.
Aircraft reference details include registration PP-FMX, MSN 23-090, year of manufacture 1966.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8057°, -43.4315°.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
2
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Miami, Florida, to Rio de Janeiro. During the final approach completed by night, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Guanabara Bay, some 8 km northwest of Santos Dumont Airport. The wreckage was found few hundred meters off the Fundão Island. The copilot's wife was found alive while five other occupants were killed. Crew: Joaquim Pereira, pilot, Joaci Rupf, copilot.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
83.3%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Miami - Rio de Janeiro
Flight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
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