Buenos Aires - Condordia

Following an uneventful flight from Buenos Aires, the crew initiated the descent to Concordia-Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport in good weather conditions and under VFR mode, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the left wing struck a tree located 4 km short of runway 21. The aircraft stalled, struck the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid for several dozen meters before coming to rest. All 60 occupants were evacuated, among them 10 were injured.

Flight / Schedule

Buenos Aires - Condordia

Registration

LV-LOB

MSN

11086

Year of Manufacture

1974

Date

November 15, 1975 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Concordia Entre Ríos

Region

South America • Argentina

Coordinates

-31.3968°, -58.0187°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 15, 1975 at 12:00 AM, Buenos Aires - Condordia experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Concordia Entre Ríos.

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

60 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 60 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 56, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Buenos Aires, the crew initiated the descent to Concordia-Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport in good weather conditions and under VFR mode, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the left wing struck a tree located 4 km short of runway 21. The aircraft stalled, struck the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid for several dozen meters before coming to rest. All 60 occupants were evacuated, among them 10 were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-LOB, MSN 11086, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.3968°, -58.0187°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Following an uneventful flight from Buenos Aires, the crew initiated the descent to Concordia-Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport in good weather conditions and under VFR mode, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the left wing struck a tree located 4 km short of runway 21. The aircraft stalled, struck the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid for several dozen meters before coming to rest. All 60 occupants were evacuated, among them 10 were injured.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

56

Estimated Survivors

60

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 60

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Buenos Aires - Condordia

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

South America • Argentina

Aircraft Details

Registration

LV-LOB

MSN

11086

Year of Manufacture

1974