NC14272

On July 19, 1938 at 12:00 AM, NC14272 experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Panagra - Pan American-Grace Airways, with the event recorded near Argentina All Argentina.

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: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew of four was performing a cargo flight. En route, while flying over the Andes mountains, the aircraft disappeared. As it failed to arrive at destination, SAR mission was conducted. All operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew was found. Walkers found the wreckage in FEB1941 in the slope of Mt Mercedario, in the west part of the Argentinian Andes.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC14272, MSN 1305, year of manufacture 1934.