- Source: 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
The 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision was an aerial collision between two aircraft over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 25, 1960. A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A) (BuNo 131582) flying from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Air Force Base collided over Guanabara Bay, close to the Sugarloaf Mountain, with a Real Transportes Aéreos Douglas DC-3, registration PP-AXD, operating flight 751 from Campos dos Goytacazes to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport. The crash occurred at 16:10 local time at an altitude of 1,600 meters (5,249 feet).
The US Navy aircraft was carrying members of the United States Navy Band to Brazil to perform at a diplomatic reception attended by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Of the 38 occupants of the American aircraft, 3 survived. All 26 passengers and crew of the Brazilian aircraft died. The probable causes of the accident are disputed, but include human error, both air and ground, and faulty equipment.
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- 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
- List of mid-air collisions
- Santos Dumont Airport
- Mid-air collision
- Galeão Air Force Base
- List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
- TAP Air Portugal
- List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
- List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1960–1969)
