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Crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from a terrain located in Los Chorrilos, about 60 km northwest of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego. Two passengers (Lt Julio César Alcaraz and Cpt Alberto Quevedo) were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Crash of a BAc 111-420EL near San Carlos de Bariloche: 46 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1977 at 0104 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAc 111

Operator:

Registration:

LV-JGY

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Buenos Aires - San Carlos de Bariloche

MSN:

155

YOM:

1968

Flight number:

AU009

Location:

San Carlos de Bariloche

Río Negro

Country:

Argentina

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11918

Captain / Total hours on type:

3587.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

12347

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1691

Aircraft flight hours:

21272

Aircraft flight cycles:

22228

Circumstances:

The airplane was completing a charter flight and departed Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport at 2253LT bound for San Carlos de Bariloche. While on a night ILS approach to runway 28, the crew encountered technical problems with the ILS reception and the captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, the crew started the descent prematurely with a rate of descent of 2,200 feet per minute instead of the required 750 feet per minute. This caused the aircraft to descend below the minimum descent altitude until it collided with ground about 21 km east of the airport. All five crew members and 41 passengers were killed while 33 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused by the collision of the aircraft with the ground during the final approach to Bariloche runway after an improper and premature descent which was below safety limits. The accident can be attributed to a procedural error by the crew during the final approach in that they abandoned the ILS procedure, an action strongly and unduly influenced by the interruption of the VOR signal and also probably by the state of mind of the pilot-in-command.

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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:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Córdoba - Córdoba

MSN:

A-36

YOM:

1959

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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 Rockwell Aero Commander 500B near La Mercedes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1977

Type of aircraft:

Rockwell Aero Commander 500

Operator:

Citrex

Registration:

LV-HLE

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

500-1127-73

YOM:

1961

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into a mountain in the region of La Mercedes. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 near El Bolsón: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1977 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Operator:

Registration:

T-87

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

San Carlos de Bariloche – El Bolsón – Comodoro Rivadavia – Río Gallegos

MSN:

230

YOM:

1969

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Circumstances:

The twin engine airplane departed San Carlos de Bariloche Airport at 1534LT on a flight to Río Gallegos with intermediate stops in El Bolsón and Comodoro Rivadavia. It was carrying a crew of four and two passengers, Mr. Ulderico Carnaghi, Governor of the Santa Cruz Province and his wife who just attended the 7th Snow Festival in san Carlos de Bariloche and were flying back to Patagonia. While descending to El Bolsón Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Paleta located 18 km north of El Bolsón. The wreckage was found four days later at an altitude of 1,995 meters. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Juan Carlos García, pilot,
Jorge Manuel Alvarez, copilot,
José Medina, mechanic,
Oscar M. Lazo, steward.
Passengers:
Mr. & Mrs. Ulderico Carnaghi.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521C Broussard in Argentina

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1977

Type of aircraft:

Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard

Operator:

Registration:

PG-338

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Government

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

28C

YOM:

1958

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Argentina. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Mendoza

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1977

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

TC-15

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

19796

YOM:

1944

Location:

Mendoza-El Plumerillo

Mendoza

Country:

Argentina

Region:

South America

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Crashed after the left engine failed on takeoff. The aircraft was almost destroyed and all occupants were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine on takeoff for undetermined reasons.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris I Huinca Renanco: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1977

Type of aircraft:

Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris

Operator:

Registration:

E-246

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

A-34

YOM:

1963

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Crashed in unknown conditions while completing a training flight. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of an Avro 748-105-1 near Cutral Có: 34 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1976 at 1625 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 748

Operator:

Registration:

LV-HHB

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Rincón de Los Sauces – Cutral Có

MSN:

1540

YOM:

1962

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4576

Captain / Total hours on type:

1762.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

7268

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1280

Aircraft flight hours:

25753

Aircraft flight cycles:

24130

Circumstances:

At 1555LT, the airplane departed Rincón de Los Sauces Airport bound for Cutral Có, carrying 31 employees of the Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Company. While descending to Cutral Có, the crew informed ATC about its ETA at 1633LT and requested the last weather briefing for destination Airport. Less than two minutes later, while flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the right wing detached and separated. Out of control, the airplane entered a dive and crashed 35 km north of Cutral Có. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 34 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of detachment of the right hand wing in normal flight, through structural failure of the wing in the area between stringers 3 and 12 and in the area of the engine outer rib. Within the area indicated, one may identify among the origins of the fatigue the reinforcing plate, and especially, the holes in it for rivets. The cause of these fatigue cracks, since the material of which they were made was satisfactory, must be attributed to stress concentration in the area concerned due to geometry of the design, these cracks becoming critical sooner than had been estimated. The cracks remained undetected and became critical because the manufacturer's inspection programme for the area concerned was insufficiently precise and made it possible for the operator not to detect and correct them in time.

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