Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo

On November 8, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro 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.

18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after its departure from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, while climbing in clouds to an altitude of some 1,500 feet, the three engine aircraft christened 'Cidade de Santos' collided with a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly. Registered LV-KAB, it was owned by the Shell-Mex Company of Argentina and the pilot, sole aboard, was starting the approach. After the collision, both aircraft crashed into the Botafogo Bay, killing all 19 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SPF, MSN 5689, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.9053°, -43.2268°.