Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan crash, Feb 12, 1953, Rio de Janei...
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan accident on February 12, 1953 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was...
- Date: February 12, 1953
- Aircraft: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure after takeoff.
The Brazilian Air Force AT 11 lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont and the crew turned back for an emergency landing. The aircraft came down in Guanabara Bay and sank, but all four occupants were rescued.