| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 23, 1973 |
| Time: | 0850 |
| Location: | Guanabara Bay, Brazil |
| Operator: | VASP |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Rio de Janeiro - Belo Horizonte |
| AC Type: | NAMC YS-11A-211 |
| Registration: | PP-SMJ |
| cn / ln: | 2068 |
| Aboard: | 65 (passengers:60 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:8 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The takeoff from Santos Dumont airport was aborted after a loss of power occurred before the V1 speed was reached. Due to poor braking action, emergency brakes were applied. The pilot-in-command retracted the landing gear after it was apparent an overrun was imminent. The aircraft slid into Guanabara Bay. |
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