Narrative:
A Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor passenger plane, named "San Pedro", crashed into Laguna Mar Chiquita during a heavy rainstorm.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 June 1934 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Registration: | NC8417 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-055 |
| First flight: | 1929-06-25 (5 years) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Junin ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires (unknown airport), BA, Argentina |
| Santiago (unknown airport), Chile |
A Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor passenger plane, named "San Pedro", crashed into Laguna Mar Chiquita during a heavy rainstorm.
Sources:
» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 12, 1934Photos
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