Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Mar 26, 1964 (3 killed), Rio...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on March 26, 1964 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 3 fatalities.
- Date: March 26, 1964
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A VASP Curtiss Commando on a local training flight from Santos Dumont Airport to Galeao Airport suffered a right engine fire shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro on 26 March 1964. The crew could not extinguish the fire, the burning right wing separated, and the aircraft dived into Guanabara Bay. All three crew members were killed.