Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 November 1995
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Owner/operator: Lineas Areas del Estado – LADE
Registration Number: TC-72
Location: 30 km SE of Villa Dolores, CD –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 53
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Friendship aircraft collided with a mountain near Villa Reynolds, Comodoro Rivadavia, during heavy rain, turbulence, and strong winds, resulting in a collision at an altitude of 8000 feet.A Friendship aircraft collided with a mountain near Villa Reynolds, Comodoro Rivadavia, during heavy rain, turbulence, and strong winds, resulting in a collision at an altitude of 8000 feet.
Description
The Friendship had taken off from Comodoro Rivadavia for a flight to Cordoba (COR) via Villa Reynolds. The aircraft collided with a mountain at 8000 feet while on its way to Cordoba in rain, turbulence and strong winds.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions ? heavy rain, turbulence, and strong winds ? combined with the aircraft?s altitude and trajectory, likely exacerbated the collision.Severe weather conditions ? heavy rain, turbulence, and strong winds ? combined with the aircraft?s altitude and trajectory, likely exacerbated the collision.Share on:
