0260

On July 8, 1948 at 12:00 AM, 0260 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Argentinian Navy - Armada Argentina, with the event recorded near Coronel Pringles Buenos Aires province.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 17 km from Coronel Pringles. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 0260, MSN 9899, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -37.9722°, -61.3645°.