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| Date: | Tuesday 16 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Dirección de Gas del Estado |
| Registration: | LQ-XXY |
| MSN: | 51.72 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mar del Plata, provincia de Buenos Aires -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
El 16 de febrero del año 1960, el helicóptero Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly registro LQ-XXY c/n 51.72, perteneciente a la Dirección de Gas del Estado es accidentado en la localidad de Mar del Plata, provincia de Buenos Aires, con daños del 50 %. Reparado y trasferido a la FAA.
Sources:
WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-51
Historias Individuales
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2018/12/lv-xxy-sikorsky-s-51-dragonfly-cn-5172.html
Zona Militar
https://www.zona-militar.com/foros/threads/fotos-de-la-fuerza-a%C3%A9rea-argentina.24228/page-144
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2025 08:15 | Gamietea Esteban | Added |
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