| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 1958 |
| Time: | 12:09 |
| Type: |  SAAB Scandia 90A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SQE |
| MSN: | 90.103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-2180-E1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guanabara Bay, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) |
| São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A VASP SAAB Scandia crashed into the water of Guanabara Bay, Brazil, following an engine failure after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU), killing 21 occupants; 16 survived the accident.
The Saab took off from Rio de Janeiro and was climbing through an altitude of 50 m when the no. 1 engine failed. The pilot made a 90 degree left turn and started another left turn after flying straight on for about 500 m. During that turn, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to the pilot' incorrect handling of the controls in flight."
Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (246)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Nov-2024 14:33 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
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