San Miguel de Tucumán - San Miguel de Tucumán

On March 10, 1953 at 06:15 PM, San Miguel de Tucumán - San Miguel de Tucumán experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Argentinian Government, with the event recorded near San Pedro de Colalao Tucumán.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left San Miguel de Tucumán Airport in the afternoon to perform a locust spraying mission in San Pedro de Colalao, province of Tucumán, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture. The three engine aircraft was carrying three passengers, two pilots, 2,400 liters of gasoline, 180 liters of oil and 1,000 liters of liquid locust spray. After an uneventful first pass over the plantations, the pilot-in-command completed a circuit in an attempt to make a second low pass when, during a turn at low height, the left wing hit a tree. The aircraft stalled and crashed. Both pilots and two passengers were killed while the fifth occupants was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ZBI, MSN J4075, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -26.2349°, -65.4949°.