Lima – Antofagasta – El Palomar
Flight / Schedule
Lima – Antofagasta – El Palomar
Aircraft
Avro 691 LancastrianRegistration
T-102
MSN
1464
Year of Manufacture
1946
Date
December 11, 1960 at 07:50 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
San Andres de Giles Buenos Aires province
Region
South America • Argentina
Coordinates
-34.4632°, -59.4538°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 11, 1960 at 07:50 PM, Lima – Antofagasta – El Palomar experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, with the event recorded near San Andres de Giles Buenos Aires province.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
31 people were known to be on board, 31 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was completing a flight from Lima to El Palomar Airbase in Buenos Aires with an intermediate stop at Antofagasta on behalf of the Correo Aéreo Militar al Exterior (CAME). While approaching Buenos Aires from the west, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field located in San Andres de Giles, about 80 km west of El Palomar Airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and all 31 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration T-102, MSN 1464, year of manufacture 1946.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.4632°, -59.4538°.
Fatalities
Total
31
Crew
8
Passengers
23
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine aircraft was completing a flight from Lima to El Palomar Airbase in Buenos Aires with an intermediate stop at Antofagasta on behalf of the Correo Aéreo Militar al Exterior (CAME). While approaching Buenos Aires from the west, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field located in San Andres de Giles, about 80 km west of El Palomar Airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and all 31 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
23
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 31
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lima – Antofagasta – El Palomar
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Argentina
Aircraft Details
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