San Miguel de Tucumán – Salta

On April 11, 1985 at 12:00 AM, San Miguel de Tucumán – Salta experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Argentinas - YPFA, with the event recorded near Salta Salta.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Salta-Martin Miguel de Güemes Airport, the crew encountered stormy weather. In limited visibility, they failed to realize their altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and crashed few km from the airport. All seven occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility dropped below minimums.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ALW, MSN 257133, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.1991°, -64.8809°.