Vickers Viscount crash, Dec 22, 1959 (42 killed), Rio de...
Vickers Viscount accident on December 22, 1959 near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 42 fatalities. Cause: Failure of both pilots to...
- Date: December 22, 1959
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 42
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of both pilots to maintain adequate lookout for other aircraft
A VASP Viscount on approach to Rio de Janeiro Galeão collided in good weather with a Brazilian Air Force Fokker T 21 trainer about 4 km south of the field. The trainer pilot ejected and survived, while the Viscount crashed in the Ramos district, killing all 32 aboard and 10 people on the ground. The investigation found neither pilot kept an adequate lookout, and the trainer was outside its training area.