Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Mar 4, 1954, Rio de Janeiro-...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on March 4, 1954 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: March 4, 1954
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
During a training flight of touch and goes at Santos Dumont, the instructor simulated a single engine landing. After a hard bounce and a go around, the second engine lost power in the initial climb. The aircraft stalled, hit a boat mast and crashed into Guanabara Bay. Both pilots were rescued, but the aircraft was destroyed.