| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 20, 1962 |
| Time: | 2208 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Operator: | Panair do Brazil |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Rio de Janeiro - Lisbon |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-33 |
| Registration: | PP-PDT |
| cn / ln: | 45273/121 |
| Aboard: | 105 (passengers:94 crew:11) |
| Fatalities: | 15 (passengers:14 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Rejected takeoff. Overran runway into the sea. Incorrect stabilizer setting. Stablizer setting changed from nose-up to nose-down position. Delayed decision to abort takeoff. |
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