Argentina

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Training

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires

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Crashed shortly after takeoff for unknown reason, killing the pilot Carlos Alberto Belotti, sole on board.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Pavín: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1956 at 0717 LT

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LV-ACD

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

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Buenos Aires – Río Cuarto

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13328

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1944

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The airplane departed Buenos Aires at 0515LT bound for Río Cuarto. Less than two hours into the flight, the crew contacted Río Cuarto and was informed about poor weather at destination. Despite conditions below minima, the pilot decided to start an IFR descent when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and disintegrated on impact, killing all 18 occupants.

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The decision of the pilot to descend en route, without justifiable reason, below the minimum altitude prescribed for a night flight, and in weather conditions which made it his duty to follow IFR procedure a contributing cause probably being an error between control tower and aircraft in the transmission or interpretation of barometric pressure of QFE and QNH values.

Crash of a Vickers 615 Viking 1B in Resistencia

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1956

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Vickers Viking

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T-5

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181

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1947

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During initial climb, one of the engine failed. The crew completed an emergency landing in an open field located few km from the airport. While all 25 occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Hurlingham: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1956

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Vickers Viking

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T-91

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Landing (descent or approach)

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258

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El Palomar AFB

Buenos Aires province

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Argentina

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South America

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Shortly after takeoff from El Palomar Airbase, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost. The twin engine aircraft crashed in a wasteland located in Hurlingham, near the airfield. Three crew members, among them both pilots, were killed while all six other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-5-DC Skymaster in Ushuaia

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1956

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Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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4-T-2

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10301

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Crash landed at Ushuaia Airport, lost its right wing and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft registered 4-T-2 (ex 0277/CTA-5) was destroyed.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 in Villa Reynolds: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1955 at 2355 LT

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Avro 694 Lincoln

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B-009

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