Airplane Crash - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 01/11/1959
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Date | 01/11/1959 |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Operator | Lufthansa |
| Route | Hamburg - Rio de Janeiro |
| Type | Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation |
| Registration | D-ALAK |
| Cn/In | 4602 |
| Aboard | 39 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane descended over Guanabara Bay in rain, struck the water with the nosewheel and crashed on Flecheiras Beach, short of the runway. Descent below minima for reasons unknown. Crew fatigue possible. |
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