en 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision

1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
Accident
Date	February 25, 1960
Summary	Mid-air collision
Site	Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Total fatalities	61
Total survivors	3
First aircraft
	; A U.S. Navy Douglas R6D-1 similar to the accident aircraft
Type	Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A)
Operator	United States Navy
Registration	131582
Flight origin	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza
Destination	Galeão Air Force Base
Occupants	38
Passengers	31
Crew	7
Fatalities	35
Survivors	3
Second aircraft
	; A Douglas DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft
Type	Douglas DC-3
Operator	Real Transportes Aéreos
Registration	PP-AXD
Flight origin	Campos dos Goytacazes
Destination	Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport
Occupants	26
Passengers	23
Crew	3
Fatalities	26
Survivors	0

The 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision was an aerial collision between two aircraft over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 25, 1960. A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A) (BuNo 131582) flying from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Air Force Base collided over Guanabara Bay, close to the Sugarloaf Mountain, with a Real Transportes Aéreos Douglas DC-3, registration PP-AXD, operating flight 751 from Campos dos Goytacazes to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport. The crash occurred at 16:10 local time at an altitude of 1,600 meters (5,249 feet).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The US Navy aircraft was carrying members of the United States Navy Band to Brazil to perform at a diplomatic reception attended by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Of the 38 occupants of the American aircraft, 3 survived. All 26 passengers and crew of the Brazilian aircraft died. The probable causes of the accident are disputed, but include human error, both air and ground, and faulty equipment.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Accident description 131582". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ "Accident description PP-AXD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Torre de Babel". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 182–186. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
^ Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira (in Portuguese). Europa. p. 286.
^ Ruane, Michael E. (February 26, 2010). "Friends, Musicians Honor Victims Of 1960 Navy Band Crash". The Washington Post. p. B1. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
^ Eisenhower's Tour of Latin America, 61 Die in Air Crash. World News Digest. March 2, 1960.

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[1] "Accident description 131582". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[2] "Accident description PP-AXD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[3] Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Torre de Babel". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 182–186. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

[4] Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira (in Portuguese). Europa. p. 286.

[5] Ruane, Michael E. (February 26, 2010). "Friends, Musicians Honor Victims Of 1960 Navy Band Crash". The Washington Post. p. B1. Retrieved June 3, 2013.

[6] Eisenhower's Tour of Latin America, 61 Die in Air Crash. World News Digest. March 2, 1960.

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