Buenos Aires – Comodoro Rivadavia

On July 19, 1961 at 08:00 AM, Buenos Aires – Comodoro Rivadavia experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Pardo Buenos Aires province.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

67 people were known to be on board, 67 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 60, passenger fatalities: 60, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The four engine aircraft left Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport at 0731LT bound for Comodoro Rivadavia. While cruising at an altitude of 4,800 meters, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a low pressure area and severe turbulences. The airplane went out of control, entered a dive, partially disintegrated and eventually crashed in a field located 12 km west of Pardo. All 67 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ADW, MSN 43136, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.2431°, -59.3673°.