Accident de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 LV-YAZ, Monday 11 June 1951
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Date:Monday 11 June 1951
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DOVE model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1
Owner/operator:Ministerio de Aeronáutica (DNAC)
Registration: LV-YAZ
MSN: 04226
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Saldungaray, BA -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Bahía Blanca, BA
Destination airport:Morón, BA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The DH-104 Dove flew into a hillside of the Sierra de la Ventana between Saldungaray and Coronel Pringles.
Visibility was reduced due to fog and torrential rain. All on board the ambulance flight were killed.

It had taken off from Comodoro Rivadavia, province of Chubut, making a stopover at 15:00 in Bahía Blanca, province of Buenos Aires to refuel, and as final destination the aerodrome of Morón, province of Buenos Aires.

Sources:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.104_Dove
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saldungaray
Historias Individuales
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2011/02/lv-yaz-de-havilland-dh104-dove-cn-04226.html
El Litoral martes 12 de junio de 1951, página 1
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22886/
EL ORDEN, martes 12 de junio de 1951 página 1
https://www.santafe.gob.ar/hemeroteca/diario/14727/?page=1
Clarín martes 12 de junio de 1951 Página 1
https://tapas.clarin.com/tapa.html#19510612
La Nación (Santiago) martes 12 de junio de 1951 página 9
https://culturadigital.udp.cl/index.php/lanacion/la-nacion-11603/
Revista Lima Victor N°60 verano 2017/18

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2015 17:45 TB Added
13-Jan-2015 18:10 TB Updated [Operator, ]
13-Jan-2015 18:14 TB Updated [Narrative, ]
30-Jun-2018 11:35 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ]
02-Mar-2025 07:28 Gamietea Esteban Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
02-Mar-2025 07:31 ASN Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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