Convair CV-240 crash, Sep 22, 1958, Brasília Distrito Fed...
Convair CV-240 accident on September 22, 1958 near Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: September 22, 1958
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A VARIG Convair CV 240 crashed in flames a few hundred yards short of the runway at Brasília Airport during a training flight in heavy rain. The wipers had failed and the pilot had lost visual contact with the runway. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.