Buenos Aires – Mar del Plata – Bahía Blanca

On May 15, 1959 at 08:42 PM, Buenos Aires – Mar del Plata – Bahía Blanca experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after a night takeoff from Mar del Plata-Brigadier General Bartolomé de la Colina Airport, while climbing, the pilot-in-command made a turn according to the procedures when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed into the sea some three km off shore. All ten occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-AFW, MSN 19790, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.9816°, -57.5842°.