ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329059
Date: | Sunday 7 August 1977 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Owner/operator: | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE |
Registration: | T-87 |
MSN: | 230 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 18 km NE of El Bolson, RN -
Argentina
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN (BRC/SAZS) |
Destination airport: | El Bolson Airport, RN (EHL/SAVB) |
Narrative: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.
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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