Vitória – Rio de Janeiro

On January 13, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Vitória – Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Syndicato Condor, with the event recorded near Rio Bonito Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Rio de Janeiro Airport in poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls and strong winds), the three engine aircraft christened 'Marimba' hit the slope of Mt Chambe located some 50 km east of Rio de Janeiro. All ten occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CAY, MSN 4042, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.7369°, -42.5702°.