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Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Punta Indio: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1934 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
R-54
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
F.1125
YOM:
1928
Location:
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a training flight when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Punta Indio. The mechanic and the observer were injured and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Mar Chiquita: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1934 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
NC8417
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mar del Plata – Buenos Aires
MSN:
5-AT-055
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Mar del Plata Airport, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. The airplane name 'San Pedro' entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the lagoon of Mar Chiquita, some 30 km north of Mar del Plata Airport. Four passengers were injured while six other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF near Bahía Blanca

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
R-52
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bahía Blanca - Bahía Blanca
MSN:
F.1123
YOM:
1928
Location:
Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Bahía Blanca on a local training flight. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Villa General Arias, some 10 km southeast of the airfield. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Bahia Blanca: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Shirley G. Kingsley
Registration:
R-107
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bahía Blanca - Bahía Blanca
MSN:
531
YOM:
1928
Location:
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Both pilots Poli and Hassett were on board this airplane owned by Major Shirley G. Kingsley. They were performing a demo flight while taking part to the celebration of the centenary of the city of Bahía Blanca. In unknown circumstances, the Moth collided in flight with another Moth and crashed, killed both occupants. The fate of the other aircraft and its occupant is unknown.
Probable cause:
In flight collision for unknown reason.
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