Accident Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly LQ-XYI, Sunday 17 February 1963
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Date:Sunday 17 February 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
Owner/operator:Boac - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil
Registration: LQ-XYI
MSN: 5190
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Estancia Santa Nicolasa,Estación El Socorro, Pergamino, Bs As -   Argentina
Phase: Pushback / towing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Estancia Santa Nicolasa
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 17 de febrero del año 1963, el helicóptero Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly registro LQ-XYI c/n 51.90, perteneciente al BOAC - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil es accidentado en la Estancia Santa Nicolasa, en la Estación El Socorro, en la localidad de Pergamino, provincia de Buenos Aires, , durante un remolque de planeadores.

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https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2018/12/lv-xyi-sikorsky-s-51-dragonfly-cn-5190.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

27 January 1961 LQ-XYI BOAC - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil Mariano Moreno, provincia de Buenos Aires w/o
12 October 1962 LQ-XYI Boac - Base Oficial de Aviación Civil kilómetro 3.5 al al Nord Oeste del Aeródromo de Bell Ville, Córdoba min

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Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2025 12:17 Esteban Fabian Gamie Added

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