Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan crash, May 15, 1971, Rio de Janei...
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan accident on May 15, 1971 near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities.
- Date: May 15, 1971
- Aircraft: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
This Rio Taxi Aereo cargo flight carrying newspapers left Santos Dumont for Brasilia. After engine trouble over Petropolis the crew turned toward Galeao, but could not reach it and ditched in Guanabara Bay. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft was lost.