Mendoza – Córdoba

On August 23, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Mendoza – Córdoba experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Panagra - Pan American-Grace Airways, with the event recorded near San Luis San Luis.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, while on a cargo flight to Córdoba, crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to fog. Aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a prairie located 32 km north of San Luis. All three occupants were killed and the aircraft christened 'Santa Elena' was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC14298, MSN 1370, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.3288°, -64.9999°.