Convair CV-340 crash, Jun 24, 1960 (54 killed), Rio de Ja...
Convair CV-340 accident on June 24, 1960 near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 54 fatalities. Cause: Cause never determined; the...
- Date: June 24, 1960
- Aircraft: Convair CV-340
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 54
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Cause never determined; the aircraft had no flight recorder and only part of the wreckage was recovered.
Real Transportes Aereos Flight 435, a Convair 340 from Belo Horizonte, lost control while turning during a second approach to Galeao in heavy rain and fog and crashed into Guanabara Bay on 24 June 1960. All 54 people aboard were killed, making it the deadliest air accident in Brazil at the time. The cause was never established.