Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires
Aircraft
Douglas DC-6Registration
LV-ADV
MSN
43034
Year of Manufacture
1947
Operator
Aerolineas ArgentinasDate
June 10, 1958 at 11:45 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Ilha Grande Rio de Janeiro
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-23.1555°, -44.2345°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 10, 1958 at 11:45 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Ilha Grande Rio de Janeiro.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
22 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude, the engine number four oversped. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. A little later, the engine number two suffered severe vibrations and it was also decided to shut it down and to feather its propeller. Due to insufficient power, the aircraft started to descend with a rate of 500 feet per minute. The captain eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing on Ilha Grande. The airplane belly landed on a beach and came to rest. All 22 occupants were uninjured.
Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ADV, MSN 43034, year of manufacture 1947.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.1555°, -44.2345°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While in cruising altitude, the engine number four oversped. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. A little later, the engine number two suffered severe vibrations and it was also decided to shut it down and to feather its propeller. Due to insufficient power, the aircraft started to descend with a rate of 500 feet per minute. The captain eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing on Ilha Grande. The airplane belly landed on a beach and came to rest. All 22 occupants were uninjured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
16
Estimated Survivors
22
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 22
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires
Operator
Aerolineas ArgentinasFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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