Buenos Aires – Puerto Iguazú

On November 30, 1973 at 08:32 PM, Buenos Aires – Puerto Iguazú experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Government of the Province of Misiones, with the event recorded near Puerto Iguazú Misiones.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Puerto Iguazú, the pilot informed ground about fire in the cabin and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames about 10 km south of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed, including the pilot. The Governor Irrazábal and vice-Governor Ayrault were flying back to Ciudad del Este following a meeting in Buenos Aires with the President of the Argentine Republic Juan Domingo Perón. 67 days after the accident, Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, the only survivor, died in unclear circumstances (a septicemia was suspected). Passengers: Mr. Juan Manuel Irrazábal, Governor of the Province of Misiones, † Mrs. Irrazábal, spouse of the Governor, † Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, daughter of the Governor, Mr. César Napoleón Ayrault, vice-Governor of the Province of Misiones, † Mrs. Ayrault, spouse of the vice-Governor. †

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-JIY, MSN LC-315, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.5958°, -54.5801°.