B-023
Flight / Schedule
B-023
Aircraft
Avro 694 LincolnRegistration
B-023
MSN
1499
Date
October 26, 1954 at 06:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
San Luis San Luis
Region
South America • Argentina
Coordinates
-32.3288°, -64.9999°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 26, 1954 at 06:00 PM, B-023 experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, with the event recorded near San Luis San Luis.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a bombing training mission when a bomb exploded too early after being released. The airplane crashed near the Salinas de Bebedero lake, about 40 km southwest of San Luis, and all ten occupants have been killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration B-023, MSN 1499.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.3288°, -64.9999°.
Fatalities
Total
10
Crew
10
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a bombing training mission when a bomb exploded too early after being released. The airplane crashed near the Salinas de Bebedero lake, about 40 km southwest of San Luis, and all ten occupants have been killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
10
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 10
Operational Details
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Argentina