Ushuaia – Río Gallegos – Buenos Aires

On June 26, 1964 at 12:30 PM, Ushuaia – Río Gallegos – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Argentinian Navy - Armada Argentina, with the event recorded near Río Gallegos Santa Cruz.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

64 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 64 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 54, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Río Gallegos Airport, the four engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a snow covered field. Both engines number three and four were partially sheared off and three passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5-T-2, MSN 3087, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -51.6166°, -69.2090°.