Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	19 JUI 1961
Heure:	08:00
Type/Sous-type:	Douglas DC-6
Compagnie:	Aerolineas Argentinas
Immatriculation:	LV-ADW
Numéro de série:	43136/137
Année de Fabrication:	1948
Heures de vol:	20211
Moteurs:	4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16
Equipage:	victimes: 7 / à bord: 7
Passagers:	victimes: 60 / à bord: 60
Total:	victimes: 67 / à bord: 67
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	12 km (7.5 milles) W of Pardo, BA (Argentine)
Phase de vol:	En vol (ENR)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Nat.
Aéroport de départ:	Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SABA), Argentine
Aéroport de destination:	Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD/SAVC), Argentine
Numéro de vol:	644

Détails:
The DC-6 departed Buenos Aires-Ezeiza at 07:31 for an IFR flight to Comodoro Rivadavia. When climbing to the cruising altitude of 4800 metres, the aircraft encountered some heavy turbulence after flying through Cumulonimbus clouds. The airplane broke up and crashed.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft disintegrated in flight due to rupture of the right wing following the application of loads in excess of the design loads, in a zone of extremely violent turbulence. A contributing factor was insufficient evaluation of the forecast, by both the aircraft captain and by the airline dispatcher, which resulted in the choice of an inappropriate flight altitude."

Sources:
» Informe Final de Accidente de Aviación Nro. 1526 / Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC)
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