Douglas DC-8 crash, Aug 20, 1962 (15 killed), Rio de Jane...
Douglas DC-8 accident on August 20, 1962 near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 15 fatalities. Cause: Investigators found the...
- Date: August 20, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Investigators found the horizontal stabilizer was set incorrectly for takeoff, and the decision to abort the takeoff was delayed.
A Panair do Brasil Douglas DC 8 33 crashed into the sea after its takeoff run from Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport on a scheduled international flight from Buenos Aires. The aircraft overran the runway, hit the airport wall and sank in the sea about 50 m from shore.