Buenos Aires – San Carlos de Bariloche

On May 13, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Buenos Aires – San Carlos de Bariloche experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Líneas Aéreas del Estado - LADE, with the event recorded near San Carlos de Bariloche Río Negro.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to San Carlos de Bariloche when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Meta located about 30 km southwest of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 16 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-3, MSN 151, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -41.1514°, -71.2929°.