ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335109
| Date: | Friday 23 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-ACX |
| MSN: | 12387 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra del Vilgo, CD -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME) |
| Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR/SACO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Aerolineas Argentinas flight took off from Mendoza at 18:47 for a flight to Cordoba. Severe turbulence existed in the area near Cordoba, causing the flight crew to decide to divert to La Rioja. At 21:25 they reported a La Rioja ETA of 21:40. Nothing more was heard from the flight. The wreckage was found on April 26 near Sierra de Vilgo.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "For reasons which could not be determined the aircraft deviated from the prescribed route and followed a course which led it to crash in mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was: The pilot-in-command's decision to descend below the minimum altitude specified for weather conditions requiring an instrument approach, contrary to the provisions of the Airline Operations Manual. A probable contributing factor was the probable fatigue of the aircraft crew."
Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (97-100)
Images:
photo (c) Gonzalo González; Sierra del Vilgo, CD; 14 April 2014
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