Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | mercredi 17 juin 1953 |
Heure: | 19:30 |
Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) |
Compagnie: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
Immatriculation: | LV-ABQ |
Numéro de série: | 7468 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 7 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 34 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 41 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | 12 km (7.5 milles) N of Córdoba, CD ( Argentine)
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Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
Aéroport de départ: | Salta-Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport, SA (SLA/SASA), Argentine |
Aéroport de destination: | Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR/SACO), Argentine |
Détails:Crash-landed while on approach to Cordoba.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Since it was evident that the accident was caused by the fact that the aircraft had been unduly deflected toward the north during the instrument approach, the investigation attempted to discover the reasons for that deflection. The following probable factors wore considered:
1) An analysis of the approach manoeuvre indicated that it had been started at a greater altitude than that prescribed by the instrument approach procedures. This in itself would result in a steeper descent on the northern course, and it is possible therefore that the speed of 140 miles per hour was exceeded by 5 or 10 knots, particularly since the landing gear was retracted and tail wind was not taken into account in timing the manoeuvre.
2) The co-pilot stated that he called the time on his stop-watch. using the small second-hand because the large one was not working. properly. This was confirmed by the Investigating Board. Since the co-pilot was wearing the watch on the left wrist and working constantly with that hand in trying to tune in the "C" marker beacon, his time readings may have been inaccurate with the result that the total time may have been exceeded by a few seconds.
3) The possibility of upper wind of an intensity greater than that registered on the surface.
This theory was accepted, taking into account the fact that two fronts of the "upper cold front" type occurred at Cordoba on 17 June 1953. The first passed between 1300 and 1400 hours, local time, and was of limited activity, causing an increase in medium and high clouds with a wind shift from the NE to the SE at a velocity of 5/12 knots. The second front reached Cordoba at 1700 hours local time with normal activity and with centres of instability accompanied by rain and an electric storm. The velocity of this second front was approximately 57 km/h and it moved towards the NE. At 1925 hours local time, the upper wind at 1, 500 m. above the tower was estimated, to be at 180deg and approximately 25/30 knots."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 39-AN/34 (89-91)
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Salta-Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport, SA et Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD est de 728 km (455 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.