Buenos Aires – Mar del Plata – Mendoza

On January 11, 1957 at 09:00 AM, Buenos Aires – Mar del Plata – Mendoza experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Líneas Aéreas del Estado - LADE, with the event recorded near Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City.

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

32 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 46.9%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 29, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered strong crosswinds. The airplane rolled left and right then stalled and crashed in a field. Sixteen people, among them the copilot, were injured while 17 other occupants plus one on the ground were killed. The airplane had the dual registration T-11 and LV-XFE.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-11, MSN 188, year of manufacture 1947.