PT-KAC

On August 11, 1980 at 12:00 AM, PT-KAC experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Prospec, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

Three minutes after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, while climbing, the pilot reported technical problems and elected to return when control was lost. The twin engine airplane crashed in a field near the airport and was destroyed. All three occupants, one pilot and two engineers, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-KAC, MSN 644, year of manufacture 1971.

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