| Date: | Friday 24 June 1960 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-340-62 |
| Owner/operator: | REAL Transportes Aéreos |
| Registration: | PP-YRB |
| MSN: | 191 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guanabara Bay, RJ -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU/SBBH) |
| Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) |
Approaching Rio de Janeiro in IMC, the flight was cleared for the Quebec approach procedure. Clearance to descent was received after contacting Rio Approach Control when over Ilha dos Ferros. The crew initiated a procedure turn for a 036deg heading and before reaching the position in which it was to have turned to 216deg, it unexpectedly crashed into the sea on a 350deg heading.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Not determined.
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