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Date: | Friday 6 October 1995 |
Time: | 16:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
Owner/operator: | Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA) |
Registration: | GN-705 |
MSN: | 31T-8020092 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | San Manuel Base, General Villegas City Airport, Buenos Aires -
Argentina
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Campo de Mayo, San Miguel, Buenos Aires (SADO) |
Destination airport: | San Nanuel Base, General Villegas City Airport (VGS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed 6 October 1995: The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed in a violent storm whilst on approach to San Manuel Base, General Villegas City Airport, Buenos Aires. The accident happened in daylight (16:00 Local Time). The aircraft was operating a communications flight from Campo de Mayo, San Miguel, Buenos Aires. All four persons on board (crew of two plus two passengers) were killed.
Aircraft had Dual civil/military registration GN-705/LV-OIF (see link #5)
Sources:
1. Air Britain's Business Turboprops International 2009
2. Air International 24-30 April 1995, page 42
3.
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1995/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-san-manuel-argentina-4-killed/]
5.
http://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2012/03/gn-705-piper-pa-31t-cheyenne-ii-kit-ch.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Feb-2012 05:30 |
Gwydd |
Added |
27-Mar-2012 23:40 |
Gwydd |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
08-Oct-2012 04:46 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
08-Oct-2012 04:52 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
13-Sep-2017 18:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |