Cutral Có - Rincón de Los Sauces

On August 9, 1996 at 06:10 PM, Cutral Có - Rincón de Los Sauces experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Transportes Aéreos Petroleros - TAPSA, with the event recorded near Cutral Có Neuquén.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Cutral Có Airport, the crew continued under VFR mode over a hilly terrain and at an insufficient altitude. While trying to make an evasive manoeuvre to avoid ground contact, the aircraft struck the top of a hill with its right wing, stalled and crashed. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-LNY, MSN 171, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -38.9409°, -69.2220°.