the end of the Scandia project in Sweden, with residual production being undertaken by Fokker, in the Netherlands. Altogether, only 18 examples were manufactured. The entire SAS fleet was eventually purchased by VASP, in 1957. A larger version with pressurised cabin called 90B was planned, but never built. The last flight with a 90 Scandia was on July 22, 1969. The sole surviving Scandia is the 16th built, ex VASP PP-SQR, which is preserved in deteriorating condition by a museum at Bebedouro in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Variants Saab 90A Twin-engined short-range airliner. Main production version. Saab 90B Proposed version. Not built. Operators VASP , and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Aktiebolaget Aerotransport (ABA) Accidents and incidents Three VASP Scandias were lost in fatal crashes with a further two written off in non-fatal accidents. December 30, 1958: a VASP Saab Scandia 90A-1 registration PP-SQE flying from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to São Paulo-Congonhas during climb after takeoff had a failure on engine no. 1. The pilot initiated procedures to return to the airport but during the second turn the aircraft stalled and crashed into Guanabara Bay. Of the 34 passengers and crew aboard, 20 died. September 23, 1959: a VASP Saab Scandia 90A-1 registration PP-SQV en route from São Paulo-Congonhas to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont during climb after takeoff did not gain enough height and crashed minutes out of São Paulo, killing all 20 passengers and crew. November 26, 1962: a VASP Saab Scandia 90A-1 registration PP-SRA en route from São Paulo-Congonhas to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont collided in the air over the Municipality of Paraibuna, State of São Paulo with a private Cessna 310, registration PT-BRQ, en route from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to São Paulo-Campo de Marte. Both were flying on the same airway AB-6 in opposite directions and failed to make visual contact. Both aircraft crashed, killing all 23 passengers and crew of the Saab and all four occupants of the Cessna. Surviving aircraft As of 2007, only one 90 Scandia, PP-SQR, remains. It stands outdoors in at the Museu de Armas, Veículos e Máquinas Eduardo André Matarazzo in Bebedouro, Brazil. Specifications See also References External links MyAviation.net photo gallery 1940s Swedish airliners Swedish civil aircraft Saab aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1946 Low-wing aircraft Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft