Rio de Janeiro - Belo Horizonte

On October 23, 1973 at 08:50 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Belo Horizonte experienced a crash involving NAMC YS-11, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

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

65 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 57 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 12.3%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 60, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, about 8 knots below V1 speed, the captain noticed a loss of power on both engines while the turbine temperature was at its maximum. In such situation, the captain decided to abort the takeoff procedure and applied brakes. It appears the aircraft failed to decelerate properly so the crew activated the emergency brakes that were effectives on the right main gear only. As the end of the runway was approaching, the captain retracted the undercarriage so the airplane sank on its belly and slid before coming to rest into the Guanabara Bay. The aircraft sank about 10 minutes later and was lost. Eight passengers were killed while 57 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SMJ, MSN 2068, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8057°, -43.4315°.