Incident Overview

Date: Friday 3 July 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-40-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: Fuerza A‚rea Argentina – FAA
Registration Number: T-21
Location: 6 km NE C¢rdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR) – ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary wing structure.The aircraft’s primary wing structure.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure, resulting in irreparable damage and loss of life.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure, resulting in irreparable damage and loss of life.

Description

Damaged beyond repair in an accident.

Primary Cause

Structural failure due to a combination of fatigue and material degradation.Structural failure due to a combination of fatigue and material degradation.

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