Date & Time:
Jan 20, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
0674/6-G-1
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2034
YOM:
1971
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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.
