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Salto

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante in Salto: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
Operator:
Registration:
T-584
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paysandú - Salto
MSN:
110-083
YOM:
1975
Location:
Salto
Salto
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While approaching Salto-Nueva Hespérides Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck trees and crashed in an orange grove located few hundred meters short of runway. Three occupants were injured while 12 others were killed. The airplane had a dual registration T-584 and CX-BJE.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6 near Salto: 31 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1960 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ADS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Asunción – Buenos Aires
MSN:
43031
YOM:
1947
Flight number:
AR205
Location:
Salto
Salto
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
25
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
31
Aircraft flight hours:
19229
Aircraft flight cycles:
5314
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude on a flight from Asunción to Buenos Aires, the airplane christened 'Mariano Moreno' suffered a major issue on engine number three. Shortly later, the airplane disintegrated in the air, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located 12 km northeast of Salto. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 31 occupants were killed. Debris were scattered on more than five km.
Probable cause:
The immediate cause of the accident was overspeeding of No.3 propeller caused by irregular operation of the propeller governor, detachment of that propeller and impact with that of No.4 engine, followed by disintegration of the aircraft. The remote cause of the accident was insufficiently strict observance of engine maintenance conditions, because, while Pratt and Whitney Service Bulletins Nos. 1666 and 1680, dated 5 November 1957 and 15 May 1958 respectively, are not mandatory, the company should have taken account of the special circumstances in the history of No.3 engine, which resulted in the destruction of LV-ADS.
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