Crash of a Latécoère 28/0 near Pampa de Salamanca: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1936 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
R-293
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bahía Blanca – Comodoro Rivadavia – Río Grande
MSN:
929
YOM:
1930
Location:
Pampa de Salamanca
Chubut
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Bahía Blanca to Comodoro Rivadavia, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an uninhabited area located near Pampa de Salamanca, about 80 km north of Comodoro Rivadavia. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Próspero Palazzo,
Cesar Brugo.

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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