| Date: | Sunday 5 January 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército Argentino |
| Registration: | AE-259 |
| MSN: | 140 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near La Angostura, TU -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tucumán Airport, TU |
| Tucumán Airport, TU |
The Twin Otter was on a reconnaissance flight when it flew into the side of a mountain at a height of 2000 m in poor weather conditions.
Conflicting reports suggest the aircraft may have been shot down by rebels in the area.
At the time the Communist People's Revolutionary Army was active in the province of Tucumán with fighting going on between the guerrillas and government forces.
Sources:
Aeromilitaria
La Nación 7 January 1975, p17A
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