Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 collided with terrain during a steep turn at low altitude following a night time takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1958 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA |
| Registration: | T-19 |
| MSN: | 33538/16790 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Trelew Airport, CB (REL) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trelew Airport, CB (REL/SAVT), Argentina |
| Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD/SAVC), Argentina |
A Douglas C-47 collided with terrain during a steep turn at low altitude following a night time takeoff.
Sources:
» La Aventura de Volar / Brig.My. Rubén O. Palazzi, Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica - 2003 ArgentinaPhotos
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Distance from Trelew Airport, CB to Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB as the crow flies is 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Trelew Airport, CB to Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB as the crow flies is 334 km (209 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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