Asunción – Formosa – Corrientes – Rosario – Buenos Aires

On February 4, 1970 at 08:55 PM, Asunción – Formosa – Corrientes – Rosario – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Loma Alta Chaco.

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

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 33, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The departure from Corrientes was delayed due to poor weather conditions. Shortly after takeoff from Corrientes-Camba Punta in the evening, while climbing, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with CB's and turbulences. The aircraft bank left to 90° then nosed down to 45° and plunged before crashing at a speed of 400 km/h into a palms area located near Loma Alta, some 35 km southwest of Corrientes. The wreckage was found the next morning. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 37 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-HGW, MSN 1539, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.7675°, -59.2571°.