Date:	Monday 26 November 1962
Time:	12:09
Type:	SAAB Scandia 90A-1
Owner/operator:	VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo
Registration:	PP-SRA
MSN:	90.107
Year of manufacture:	1951
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Other fatalities:	4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Paraibuna, SP -   Brazil
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP)
Destination airport:	Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Saab took off from São Paulo at 11:44 GMT for an IFR flight to Rio de Janeiro. Last position report was at 12:03 when abeam São Jose dos Campos. Cessna 310 PT-BRQ took off from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont at 11:11 GMT for a VFR flight to Marte. It was flying on the same airway (Airway AB-6) in the opposite direction. Both aircraft collided at 2400 m and crashed. After the collision a Notam was issued, prohibiting VFR flights on the AB-6 airway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Both pilots failed to maintain adequate lookouts for other aircraft."

ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume II, Circular 71-AN/63 (137-139)

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