Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Jan 11, 1958, Rio de Janeiro...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on January 11, 1958 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: January 11, 1958
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Cruzeiro do Sul Fairchild C 82 Packet stalled shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport during a local training flight and crashed into Guanabara Bay. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was lost.