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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-51 Libélula |
| Owner/operator: | BOAC - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil |
| Registration: | LQ-XYE |
| MSN: | 5178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Fernando, provincia de Buenos Aires -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Fernando, pcia de Bs As |
El 28 de enero del año 1959, el helicóptero Sikorsky S-51 Libélula registro LQ-XYE c/n 5178, perteneciente a BOAC - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil es accidentado a 500 metros al Norte del aeródromo de San Fernando, provincia de Buenos Aires, con daños del 3%. Reparado.
Sources:
WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-51
Historias Individuales
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2018/12/lv-xye-sikorsky-s-51-dragonfly-cn-5178.html
El Litoral 9 de agosto de 1960, p1
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/26130/?page=2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1960 | LQ-XYE | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | 0 | 5 km W of paso Pérez Rosales-Peulla |  |
w/o |
| 8 August 1960 | LQ-XYE | BOAC - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil Argentina | 0 | Cordillera de las Montañas llamada La Ramada. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2025 13:38 | Gamietea Esteban | Added |
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