Vickers Viscount crash, Dec 8, 1967, Rio de Janeiro-Santo...
Vickers Viscount accident on December 8, 1967 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: December 8, 1967
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
The Brazilian Air Force Vickers Viscount 2100 was carrying a government delegation, including President Arturo da Costa e Silva, from Brasilia to Rio de Janeiro. On landing at Santos Dumont Airport the right main landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid on its belly and burned. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured.