Zone
Córdoba

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M on Mt San Agustin: 53 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1995 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
TC-72
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Comodoro Rivadavia – Villa Reynolds – Córdoba
MSN:
10619
YOM:
1981
Flight number:
LD072
Location:
Mt San Agustin
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
48
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
53
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a flight from Comodoro Rivadavia to Córdoba with an intermediate stop in Villa Reynolds, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, among them officers from the Air Force flying to Córdoba to take part to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Argentinian Air Force Academy. En route from Villa Reynolds to Córdoba, while cruising over a mountainous area, weather conditions deteriorated with clouds, rain falls, turbulences and strong winds. At an altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt San Agustin located southeast of Villa Dolores. The wreckage was found the following morning about 300 metres below the summit. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 53 occupants were killed, among them 20 children.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain while flying at an insufficient altitude over mountainous terrain in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris IA in Las Perdices: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris
Operator:
Registration:
E-211
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Córdoba - Córdoba
MSN:
A-21
YOM:
1959
Location:
Las Perdices
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Córdoba AFB on a training mission. En route, he encountered stormy weather went control was lost. The aircraft crashed in a field in Las Perdices, killing both occupants.
Crew:
1st Lt Claudio Varando,
1st Lt Alf Hugo Ojeda.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris I in Cosme Sud: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris
Operator:
Registration:
E-248
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Córdoba - Córdoba
MSN:
A-36
YOM:
1959
Location:
Córdoba AFB
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Córdoba to complete a local training mission. While cruising by night, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a plantation located in Cosme Sud, about 50 km south of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Córdoba

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos Latin America
Registration:
N6113C
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Antofagasta – Caldera – La Rioja – Asunción
MSN:
44113/433
YOM:
1953
Location:
Córdoba AFB
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a cargo flight from Antofagasta to Asunción with intermediate stops in Caldera and La Rioja. En route to Asunción, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared to divert to Córdoba Air Base. On final, the airplane crashed in flames in a prairie located near the district of Antigua, about 4 km southeast of the airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Córdoba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1963
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
T-67
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
La Rioja – Córdoba
MSN:
04027
YOM:
1947
Location:
Córdoba
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Córdoba Airbase, the twin engine aircraft struck the ground and crashed near Villa Allende, some 15 km north of the airfield. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris in Córdoba: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1959 at 0740 LT
Type of aircraft:
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris
Operator:
Registration:
E-210
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Buenos Aires - Córdoba
MSN:
A-18
YOM:
1959
Location:
Córdoba AFB
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Córdoba AFB, the aircraft was too low, struck three houses and crashed in Ferreyra, about 8 km east of the airbase. The pilot was killed while there were no injuries on the ground.
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