Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 AUG 1977 |
| Time: | ca 16:30 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE |
| Registration: | T-87 |
| C/n / msn: | 230 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) NE of El Bolson, RN (Argentina)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN (BRC/SAZS), Argentina |
| El Bolson Airport, RN (EHL/SAVB), Argentina |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 passenger plane was destroyed when it flew into terrain near El Bolson, RN, Argentina. All six on board were killed.
The airplane was carrying the Governor of Santa Cruz Province Ulderico Carnaghi and his wife. They had attended the VII Fiesta Nacional de la Nieve held at Bariloche. Twin Otter T-87 was used to fly the couple back to Río Gallegos Airport, SC (RGL). En route stops were planned at El Bolson Airport, RN (EHL) and Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD).
About an hour after takeoff from Bariloche, the airplane flew into Cerro Paleta, near the summit at 1995 meters. The wreckage was located after four days.
Events:
Sources:
» 30 años de un lamentable accidente
» El rincón de los recuerdos: Un momento trágico y de gran conmoción en la localidad (Ruta 40
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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 San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN to El Bolson Airport, RN as the crow flies is 93 km (58 miles).
Distance from San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN to El Bolson Airport, RN as the crow flies is 93 km (58 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.
