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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Punta Indio: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
0187
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Punta Indio - Punta Indio
MSN:
20030
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie at Punta Indio Airport when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the airfield. A crew member was rescued while four others were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in Mar del Plata: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1950 at 2209 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ACH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mar del Plata – Buenos Aires
MSN:
13027
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
Less than two minutes after takeoff from Mar del Plata Airport, while in initial climb by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed near the Camet Park, between the airport and the sea. The wreckage was found less than two km from the airport and a girl aged eight was found alive but seriously injured while 17 other occupants were killed. It appears that one of the engine failed shortly after rotation.

Ground fire of a Vickers 615 Viking 12B in El Palomar AFB

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-8
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
183
YOM:
1947
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Caught fire at El Palomar AFB while parked. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster in Castilla: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1949 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ABI
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Quito – Morón
MSN:
7445
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft was returning to its base in Morón following a humanitarian mission in Ecuador after an earthquake. About twenty minutes before its ETA in Buenos Aires, while descending to an altitude of 1,500 meters, the captain was in the cabin with passengers and the copilot was pilot in command when a fire erupted in the cabin. As smoke spread quickly, the captain opened a door and used a fire extinguisher without success. As the cabin was on fire, the copilot completed a belly landing in a prairie located in Castilla. The aircraft slid for several yards and came to rest in flames. Twenty people were injured while five others, among them three crew members, were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a leak occurred on the oxygen circuit during the descent. The captain immediately instructed the occupants to stop smoking but apparently, a fire erupted after oxygen contacted sparks in an ashtray.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 1A near Morón AFB

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-39
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12768
YOM:
1946
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Morón AFB, while climbing, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The captain decided to make an emergency by the highway #7 when the aircraft hit buildings with its wings and crashed inverted. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-40-DL near Coronel Pringles: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
0260
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
9899
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While cruising in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 17 km from Coronel Pringles. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL Skytrain in Bahía Blanca

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
T-18
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20406
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the aircraft hit unknown obstacles. On impact, the undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 in Morón AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1947 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LV-XIH
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Morón - Morón
MSN:
1366
YOM:
1946
Country:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of pilots and engineers was completing a test flight in Morón AFB following engine maintenance. After touchdown, the aircraft collided with a tank-truck that was mistakenly on the runway. The truck and the airplane exploded. Two crew members and the truck driver were killed while four other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster in EL Palomar AFB: 17 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1947 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-44
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
El Palomar - Morón
MSN:
7463
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the captain elected to rotate but the aircraft failed to respond. The crew attempted to make an emergency braking procedure but the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining runway, overran, hit several people who came to the airport to assist to the departure of the aircraft, crossed a road and came to rest in flames. Fourteen occupants plus three people on the ground were killed. Five other occupants plus eight people on the ground were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. The crew was on a flight to the nearby airbase of Morón to take part to the commemoration of the death of the Argentinian General José de San Martin in 1850. About 200 aircraft from the Argentinian Air Force were taking part to this event.

Crash of a Vickers 620 Viking I in El Palomar AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-1
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
113
YOM:
1946
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from El Palomar AFB, while in initial climb, the crew informed ground about an engine failure and elected to return. As the captain realized it was impossible to reach his departure point, he attempted an emergency landing in a field when the aircraft hit the ground, overturned and crashed. All three crew members and two passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.