Air disaster

VASP Flight 233

22 Dec 1959 · 14.00° S, 53.00° W

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When
22 Dec 1959
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
14.00° S, 53.00° W
Description
1959 mid-air collision in Brazil
Cause
mid-air collision

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VASP Flight 233

1959 mid-air collision in Brazil

VASP Flight 233 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Brasilia, Brazil to Natal, Brazil with four stopovers. On December 22, 1959, during the approach at Galeão International Airport, the plane collided with a Brazilian Air Force's (FAB) Fokker T-21. The Vickers Viscount plummeted into the ground, killing all 32 people on board in addition to 10 on the ground. The T-21 pilot survived by parachuting out.

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