Catamarca - Catamarca

On March 12, 1954 at 09:37 AM, Catamarca - Catamarca experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Argentinian Government, with the event recorded near Catamarca Buenos Aires province.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Catamarca Airport, while climbing, two of the three engines failed. The aircraft stalled, struck trees and crashed in a field located three km from the airfield. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The crew was completing a spraying mission on behalf of the Argentinian Ministry of Agriculture.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ZBE, MSN 5656, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.9226°, -57.9494°.