Region
South America

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Punta Indio: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1934 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
R-54
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
F.1125
YOM:
1928
Location:
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a training flight when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Punta Indio. The mechanic and the observer were injured and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Mar Chiquita: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1934 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
NC8417
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mar del Plata – Buenos Aires
MSN:
5-AT-055
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Mar del Plata Airport, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. The airplane name 'San Pedro' entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the lagoon of Mar Chiquita, some 30 km north of Mar del Plata Airport. Four passengers were injured while six other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Mendoza

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
101
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mendoza - Mendoza
MSN:
710
YOM:
1924
Location:
Mendoza
Mendoza
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Mendoza Airport on a local training flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 on Mt Pelado: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1933 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
NC9723
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mendoza – Santiago de Chile
MSN:
527
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mt Pelado
Mendoza
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Mendoza Airport at 0945LT on a cargo flight to Santiago de Chile. About 15 minutes later, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Pelado located some 25 km northwest of Mendoza. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Mr. McMillan,
Mr. Drymond.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF near Bahía Blanca

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
R-52
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bahía Blanca - Bahía Blanca
MSN:
F.1123
YOM:
1928
Location:
Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Bahía Blanca on a local training flight. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Villa General Arias, some 10 km southeast of the airfield. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 on the Perito Moreno Glacier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel HD.24
Operator:
Registration:
D-1313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
271
YOM:
1928
Location:
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Named 'Tsingtau', the aircraft was carrying two crew members among them the famous German aviator Günther Plüschow. They were performing their second attempt to fly to the south Patagonia, between Chile and Argentina. While cruising over the region of the Perito Moreno Glacier, some 78 km from El Calafate, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants.
Crew:
Gunther Plüschow, pilot,
Ernst Dreblow, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers W.34ci near Villa Constitución: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1930 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
Còndor de Bolivia
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
El Palomar – La Paz
Location:
Villa Constitución
Santa Fe
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Còndor de Bolivia' departed El Palomar AFB in Buenos Aires at 0130LT on a delivery flight to La Paz, carrying three crew members. About two hours later, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a swampy area located about 20 km north of Villa Constitución. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Lucio Luizaga,
Cpt Horacio Vásquez,
1st Lt Horacio Borda.

Crash of a Latécoère 28 off Buenos Aires: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1930 at 0620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJPD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Natal – Recife – Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
918
YOM:
1930
Location:
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Buenos Aires, while cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the water surface when the airplane hit a wave, flipped over and crashed in the Rio de la Plata. A passenger was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Élisée Negrin, pilot,
René L. Pruneta, radio operator.
Passengers:
Julien Pranville,
Raúl A. Sequeira Campos.
Probable cause:
Poor judgment on part of the pilot.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
R-148
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5-AT-063
YOM:
1929
Location:
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Salta' crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Buenos Aires Airport. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Córdoba

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
Registration:
R-131
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Córdoba
MSN:
4-AT-011
YOM:
1927
Location:
Córdoba
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Córdoba, the airplane went out of control and came to rest. There were no casualties and the aircraft named 'Rio de la Plata' was damaged beyond repair.
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