ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) CX-BJH/T-511 Artigas Airport (ATI)
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Date:Friday 10 February 1978
Time:23:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo - TAMU
Registration: CX-BJH/T-511
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
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:2 km (1.3 mls) from Artigas Airport (ATI) (   Uruguay)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Artigas Airport (ATI/SUAG), Uruguay
Destination airport:Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay
Narrative:
Crashed soon after takeoff and caught fire.

Sources:
» Aviation News 10.03.1978
» El Tiempo 12 Feb 1978


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Distance from Artigas Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (309 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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