Accident description
Last updated: 21 July 2017
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1967 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya - FAU |
| Registration: | 522 |
| C/n / msn: | 25733/14298 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rivera Airport (RVY) ( Uruguay)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay |
| Rivera Airport (RVY/SURV), Uruguay |
The C-47 transport plane aquaplaned on a wet grass runway. The undercarriage collapsed, causing irreparable damage.
Sources:
» Daniel Nole (E-mail, 21-3-2012)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Montevideo-Carrasco Airport to Rivera Airport as the crow flies is 431 km (270 miles).
Distance from Montevideo-Carrasco Airport to Rivera Airport as the crow flies is 431 km (270 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
