N66549

The crew was completing an illegal cargo flight. En route, the left engine caught fire and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field and came to rest in flames. While all three occupants were able to evacuate, the airplane and its load were destroyed by fire.

Flight / Schedule

N66549

Registration

N66549

MSN

2577

Year of Manufacture

1943

Date

April 7, 1967 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

La Para Córdoba

Region

South America • Argentina

Coordinates

-30.8928°, -62.9976°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On April 7, 1967 at 12:00 AM, N66549 experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near La Para Córdoba.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing an illegal cargo flight. En route, the left engine caught fire and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field and came to rest in flames. While all three occupants were able to evacuate, the airplane and its load were destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N66549, MSN 2577, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.8928°, -62.9976°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing an illegal cargo flight. En route, the left engine caught fire and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field and came to rest in flames. While all three occupants were able to evacuate, the airplane and its load were destroyed by fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Argentina

Aircraft Details

Registration

N66549

MSN

2577

Year of Manufacture

1943