Rio de Janeiro – São José dos Campos

On July 3, 1997 at 10:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro – São José dos Campos experienced a crash involving Cessna 500 Citation, operated by Riana Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, the captain realized that all conditions were not met for a safe takeoff and decided to abort. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest in the Guanabara Bay. All five occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-ILJ, MSN 500-0057, year of manufacture 1973.

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