Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 6, 1959, Rio de Janeiro-...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 6, 1959 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: January 6, 1959
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Paraense Curtiss C-46 Commando, PP-LDH, was diverted from Rio de Janeiro to Galeao on 6 January 1959 because Santos Dumont was temporarily closed, and all passengers disembarked there. The aircraft was minimally damaged in a forced landing and the cause could not be determined.