Vickers Viscount crash, Sep 4, 1964 (39 killed), Nova Fri...
Vickers Viscount accident on September 4, 1964 near Nova Friburgo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 39 fatalities. Cause: Collision with an obstacle located...
- Date: September 4, 1964
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Nova Friburgo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 39
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with an obstacle located about 35 km to the right of the intended track, for reasons unknown, according to the official investigation.
VASP Flight 141, a scheduled service from Recife to São Paulo with stops at Vitória and Rio de Janeiro, struck the western slope of Pico da Caledônia near Nova Friburgo on 4 September 1964. The Viscount hit the mountain at about 1950 m and all 39 people aboard were killed. Brazil's CENIPA investigation found a collision with an obstacle about 35 km off the intended track.