Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Aircraft
North American B-25 MitchellRegistration
5067
MSN
108-32772
Date
August 12, 1947 at 11:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Pendotiba Rio de Janeiro
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-22.8843°, -43.1107°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 12, 1947 at 11:30 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Pendotiba Rio de Janeiro.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a training sortie from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. While flying at low altitude in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a huge explosion in a wooded area located near Pendotiba, east of Rio de Janeiro. All seven crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 5067, MSN 108-32772.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8843°, -43.1107°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
7
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a training sortie from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. While flying at low altitude in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a huge explosion in a wooded area located near Pendotiba, east of Rio de Janeiro. All seven crew members were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Brazil