San Rafael - San Rafael
Flight / Schedule
San Rafael - San Rafael
Aircraft
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 ParisRegistration
E-218
MSN
A-06
Year of Manufacture
1958
Date
February 11, 1981 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mendoza Mendoza
Region
South America • Argentina
Coordinates
-32.8875°, -68.8359°
Narrative Report
On February 11, 1981 at 12:00 AM, San Rafael - San Rafael experienced a crash involving Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, operated by Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, with the event recorded near Mendoza Mendoza.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was engaged in a training mission out from San Rafael Airport. While flying at an altitude of 10,300 feet, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near the Uspallata Valley, about 62 km northwest of Mendoza. Both occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration E-218, MSN A-06, year of manufacture 1958.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.8875°, -68.8359°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a training mission out from San Rafael Airport. While flying at an altitude of 10,300 feet, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near the Uspallata Valley, about 62 km northwest of Mendoza. Both occupants were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
San Rafael - San Rafael
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Argentina