Narrative:
The C-47A transport plane was damaged beyond repair in an forced landing as a result of fuel shortage.
» Historias Individuales 0232 CTA-23 Douglas C-47A-1-DL c/n 9171
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» El Litoral 29 October 1962, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 29 October 1962 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación Naval |
| Registration: | 0232/CTA-23 |
| MSN: | 9171 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bahia Aguirre, TF ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ushuaia Airport, TF (USH/SAWO), Argentina |
| Río Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC (RGL/SAWG), Argentina |
The C-47A transport plane was damaged beyond repair in an forced landing as a result of fuel shortage.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Roll Out» Historias Individuales 0232 CTA-23 Douglas C-47A-1-DL c/n 9171
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» El Litoral 29 October 1962, p1
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Map
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 Ushuaia Airport, TF to Río Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC as the crow flies is 363 km (227 miles).
Distance from Ushuaia Airport, TF to Río Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC as the crow flies is 363 km (227 miles).
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