Córdoba – San Miguel de Tucumán – Salta

On February 7, 1997 at 10:11 PM, Córdoba – San Miguel de Tucumán – Salta experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 20, operated by Estornel Air Services, with the event recorded near Mt Chivilme Salta.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Córdoba to Salta with an intermediate stop in San Miguel de Tucumán, carrying two passengers and two pilots. The crew departed San Miguel de Tucumán-Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport at 2145LT and was cleared to climb to FL180. At 2201LT, the crew reported over PONPI VOR located 55 nm from Salta. Two minutes later, the crew was cleared to descent on top of the clouds in VMC conditions. While cruising at an altitude of 6,970 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Chivilme located 36,4 km southwest of Salta Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-WLH, MSN 34, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.1431°, -65.5042°.