Buenos Aires – Córdoba

On October 16, 1954 at 03:20 PM, Buenos Aires – Córdoba experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Capilla del Señor Buenos Aires province.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 32 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, engaged on a scheduled flight non-stop from Ezeiza to Córdoba, took off from Ezeiza Airport at 1500LT with 27 passengers and 5 crew. The approved flight plan provided for a VFR flight at a cruising level of 1,200 meters. At 1510LT the aircraft asked Buenos Aires ATC for clearance to change its altitude to 600 meters due to a marked frontal belt having been encountered. Shortly after this, the aircraft entered a storm area with rain, hail and strong electrical discharges of increasing intensity which caused uncontrolled loss of altitude. It continued descending until it struck the ground at approximately 1520LT, injuring the pilot, two crew and four passengers.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ADQ, MSN 77, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.2915°, -59.1033°.