Rio Grande - Rio Grande

On September 15, 1976 at 12:45 PM, Rio Grande - Rio Grande experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Neptune, operated by Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, with the event recorded near Mt Barnard (Livingston Island) All Antarctica.

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Río Grande-Almirante Hermes José Quijada Airport in the morning on a glaciology exploration mission over Antarctica. While flying in relative good weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Barnard located on the Livingston Island. Communication was lost with the crew at 1245LT and SAR operations were immediately initiated. The wreckage was located eight days later, on September 25. All 11 occupants were killed. The aircraft had a dual registration 0644 and 2-P-103. Crew: Lt Miguel Berraz, pilot, Cpt Arnaldo Mutto, copilot, Lt Claudio Cabut, Lt Romualdo Migliardo, flight engineer, 2nd Lt Nelson Villagra, Cpl Jesus Arroyo, Sgt Juan Noto, Cpl Benjamin Scesa, radio operator, Cpl Omar Campastri, Sgt Remberto Brizuela. Passenger: Rodolfo Rivarola, Director of Canal 13 Television in Río Grande.

Aircraft reference details include registration 0644, MSN 426-5416.