Montevideo - Rivera

On June 29, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Montevideo - Rivera experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Transporte Aéreo Militar de Uruguay - TAMU, with the event recorded near Rivera Rivera.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew completed the landing on a wet runway at Rivera Airport. After touchdown, the airplane suffered aquaplaning, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-522, MSN 14298/25733, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.8993°, -55.5420°.