Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

On November 24, 1950 at 05:00 PM, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by Aeronorte, with the event recorded near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a local training flight at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. While completing a single engine approach, the airplane stalled and crashed into the Guanabara Bay. All three occupants (one pilot, one copilot and one instructor) were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VAT, MSN 1029, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8112°, -43.2586°.