Region
South America

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman near San Antonio de los Cobres: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1955 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
ZP-CAX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mexico City – Antofagasta – Salta – Asunción
Location:
San Antonio de los Cobres
Salta
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on a delivery flight from Mexico City to Asunción, Paraguay, with intermediate stops at Antofagasta, Chile and Salta, Argentina. At 1245LT the aircraft took off from Antofagasta for Salta. It was to be a VFR flight via Chosque, Chile and San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta Province. The aircraft was seen at 1400 hours flying in a straight line at very low altitude in the direction of San Antonio de los Cobres 40 km east of Olapacato. One witness, believing that the aircraft intended to land, followed it in a jeep only to find its burned wreckage some 20 km away. It had crashed into the side of a hill rising north of Rio Tocomar, approximately 70 metres above the river bed. The height above sea level at this point is approximately 4,500 metres. One eye witness stated that the aircraft crashed in rectilinear horizontal flight into the northern slope of the hill and that the pilot had not taken any avoiding action. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed, and the aircraft was destroyed by the crash and the fire which followed.
Probable cause:
The accident was attributed to a loss of control over the aircraft due to a possible state of anoxia on the part of the pilot. A contributing factor was inadequate flight preparation, as no account was taken of the need for oxygen- breathing equipment for high altitude flying.
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Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln IIA near Córdoba: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Avro 694 Lincoln
Operator:
Registration:
B-028
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Córdoba – Villa Reynolds
MSN:
1504
Location:
Córdoba
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
1050
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Córdoba Airport, while cruising by night and in poor weather conditions (thunderstorm activity), the airplane went out of control and crashed on the side of a mountain. All 11 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in Río Gallegos

Date & Time: May 20, 1955 at 0820 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ACQ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Bahía Blanca – Trelew – Comodoro Rivadavia – Puerto Deseado – Rio Gallegos
MSN:
13159
YOM:
1944
Location:
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was attempting a night takeoff on the last leg of a circuit begun two days earlier in Ezeiza, with stops at all aerodromes on the Atlantic seaboard. After a run of about 600 meters, it lifted in a gentle curve to the left but hit the ground again off the runway, skidding to the right. The impact broke the left landing gear strut and the aircraft came to rest after travelling about 96 meters. A fire broke out in the left engine nacelle and could not be put out because of the lack of adequate fire fighting equipment at the aerodrome. No injuries were sustained by the four crew members and one passenger on board at the time of the accident (0820LT).
Probable cause:
The probable cause of this accident was the fall cf the aircraft when the pilot decided to discontinue a take-off which he considered abnormal and which is attributed to the fact that the propeller was probably feathered, for undetermined reasons.
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Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Formosa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1955 at 1550 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
LQ-XWW
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04094
YOM:
1947
Location:
Formosa
Formosa
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft on a personnel transfer flight was taking off at approximately 1550LT from Formosa-El Picú Airport with 4 passengers and 3 crew on board. It was observed to run for about 800 meters along the runway, rising only slightly a few meters before the end of the run. It then hit a runway end marker, the wire fence surrounding the aerodrome and a telephone pole, touching the ground twice. After demolishing another wire fence, it came to rest against a small hill and caught fire. Six of the occupants were killed instantly while the copilot Cpt Alberto Manuel González was seriously injured. He died some months later from burns sustained. The airplane was owned and operated by the Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil (DINACIA).
Probable cause:
The accident was due to the inability of the aircraft to reach its takeoff speed after a run of 800 meters on the runway, because of:
- Insufficient driving power for operation, resulting from:
- Reduction in power in one or both engines from premature ignition and detonation, originating in the use of spark plugs inappropriate to the engine type,
- Probable reduction in the rpm rate of the engines during the takeoff run; following unnoticed slipping of the propeller controls,
- Overloading of the aircraft in relation to maximum authorized takeoff weight,
- The circumstances in which the operation was carried out indicate that the weather conditions in relation to the characteristics of the runway were a contributing cause of the accident.
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Crash of a Douglas DC-2-118B in Villa Harding Green

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-2
Operator:
Registration:
LV-AHI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1351
YOM:
1935
Location:
Villa Harding Green
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the aircraft deviated from the centerline to the left and then to the right. The pilot-in-command elected to control the aircraft that veered off runway to the right and came to rest in flames. All four occupants were able to evacuate safely while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Inadequate handling during takeoff, as a result of lack of experience, consisting in not sufficiently correcting the swerve of the aircraft during the initial run, a contributory cause being the probable failure of the starboard engine.

Crash of a Avro 694 Lincoln IIA near San Luis: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1954 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 694 Lincoln
Operator:
Registration:
B-023
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1499
Location:
San Luis
San Luis
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing training mission when a bomb exploded too early after being released. The airplane crashed near the Salinas de Bebedero lake, about 40 km southwest of San Luis, and all ten occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Convair CV-240-6 in Capilla del Señor

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1954 at 1520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Convair CV-240
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ADQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Córdoba
MSN:
77
YOM:
1949
Location:
Capilla del Señor
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft, engaged on a scheduled flight non-stop from Ezeiza to Córdoba, took off from Ezeiza Airport at 1500LT with 27 passengers and 5 crew. The approved flight plan provided for a VFR flight at a cruising level of 1,200 meters. At 1510LT the aircraft asked Buenos Aires ATC for clearance to change its altitude to 600 meters due to a marked frontal belt having been encountered. Shortly after this, the aircraft entered a storm area with rain, hail and strong electrical discharges of increasing intensity which caused uncontrolled loss of altitude. It continued descending until it struck the ground at approximately 1520LT, injuring the pilot, two crew and four passengers.
Probable cause:
Through causes which could not be fully ascertained and in circumstances arising while the aircraft, in attempting to leave the area of a violent storm, was flying at a low altitude, the aircraft was carried into the ground. The following factors were considered as contributory:
- The persistence of the pilot-in-command in attempting in climb, without making use, at the appropriate time, of the full power available to arrest the descent caused, according to his own statement, by meteorological conditions,
- The decision by the pilot-in-command to enter a local storm the violence of which he did not foresee and which he could have circumnavigated as prescribed by the operational standards of the company,
- The fact that the pilot-in-command had no meteorological information relating to the weather conditions he encountered.
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Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Neuquén: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
T-72
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Junín – Neuquén
MSN:
04204
YOM:
1948
Location:
Neuquén-Juan Domingo Perón
Neuquén
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Neuquén Airport, the airplane hit the ground and crashed in Plottier, about five km short of runway 09. The captain and one passenger were killed while five other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11-BH Kansan in Puán: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Operator:
Registration:
Ea-10
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3304
YOM:
1942
Location:
Puán
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in Puán while cruising in poor visibility, killing all six occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5-DK near Amaná: 25 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1954 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ACX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mendoza – Córdoba
MSN:
12387
YOM:
1944
Location:
Amaná
La Rioja
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
The aircraft, engaged on a scheduled flight between Mendoza and Córdoba, left Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport at 1847LT with a crew of 4 and 21 passengers on board. At 2026LT the crew reported that he was diverting to La Rioja Airport as it was impossible to approach Córdoba due to poor weather conditions with heavy turbulences. At 2125Lt the crew reported to ATC about an ETA at La Rioja at 2140LT. Shortly later, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Vilgo, near the village of Amaná. The wreckage was found three days later and all 25 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
For reasons which could not be determined the aircraft deviated from the prescribed route and followed a course which led it to crash in mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot-in-command's decision to descend below the minimum altitude specified for weather conditions requiring an instrument approach, contrary to the provisions of the Airline Operations Manual. A probable contributing factor was the probable fatigue of the aircraft crew.
Final Report:
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