Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 FEB 1978 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo - TAMU |
| Registration: | CX-BJH/T511 |
| C/n / msn: | 19301 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Artigas Airport (ATI) (Uruguay)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Artigas Airport (ATI/SUAG), Uruguay |
| Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay |
Crashed soon after takeoff.
Sources:
» Aviation News 10.03.1978
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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 Artigas Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (309 miles).
Distance from Artigas Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (309 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.
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