| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1961 |
| Time: | 05:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-AHR |
| MSN: | 6430 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5242 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Avon 524 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 km from São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP (VCP) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP (VCP/SBKP) |
| Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) |
Aerolineas Argentinas flight 322, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet, crashed shortly after takeoff from São Paulo/Campina Airport, Brazil, killing all 52 occupants.
Flight AR322 was a scheduled service from Buenos Aires, Argentina to New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL). Intermediate stops were planned at São Paulo/Campinas Airport (VCP), Brazil and Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS), Trinidad. The airplane took off from Campinas Airport at 05:38. After reaching an altitude of about 100 m the aircraft lost altitude, collided with eucalyptus trees and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It was presumed that the co-pilot was under flight instruction. If such was the case, the instructor, who was pilot-in-command, may have failed to brief or supervise the co-pilot properly."
Observations of the Government of Argentina as State of Registry: "Argentina has determined, in the light of information it has gathered, that the cause of the accident was: "Failure to operate under IFR during a takeoff by night in weather conditions requiring IFR operation and failure to follow the climb procedure for this type of aircraft; a contributory cause was the lack of vigilance by the pilot-in-command during the operations."
Sources:
The Deseret News - Nov 23, 1961
Location
Images:
photo (c) Georges Cozzika; Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO); 1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2024 19:09 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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