Rio de Janeiro – Brasília

On May 15, 1971 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Brasília experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Río Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport in the early morning on a cargo flight to Brasília, carrying two pilots and a load of newspapers. After he passed over Petrópolis, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to divert to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. On final, he realized he could not make it and ditched the aircraft into the Guanabara Bay few km from the airport. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CDE, MSN 3546, year of manufacture 1943.

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