Santos – São Paulo

On October 10, 1972 at 08:40 AM, Santos – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Río Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo.

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

On final approach to São Paulo-Congonhas in poor visibility, the twin engine airplane struck the ground and crashed short of runway threshold. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-ANS, MSN 1513, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.8056°, -49.4054°.