Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 May 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-AFW
Location: 3 km off Mar del Plata, BA –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed into the sea during a turn following takeoff from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza at night. The incident occurred after takeoff and shortly after the C-47 departed for the final leg of its flight to Bah¡a Blanca.A DC-3 aircraft crashed into the sea during a turn following takeoff from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza at night. The incident occurred after takeoff and shortly after the C-47 departed for the final leg of its flight to Bah¡a Blanca.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza at 18:30 for the night time flight 672 to Bah¡a Blanca via Mar del Plata. The aircraft arrived at Mar del Plata at 20:14. At 20:40 the C-47 departed for the last leg of a flight to Bah¡a Blanca. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft crashed into the sea. PROBABLE CAUSE: “For undetermined reasons the aircraft crashed into the sea during a turn following a takeoff at night.”
Primary Cause
For undetermined reasons the aircraft crashed into the sea during a turn following a takeoff at night.For undetermined reasons the aircraft crashed into the sea during a turn following a takeoff at night.Share on:
