Ushuaia – Río Grande – Buenos Aires

On March 26, 1951 at 08:30 AM, Ushuaia – Río Grande – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near Río Grande Tierra del Fuego.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 45.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Río Grande Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located few dozen yards short of runway. Three crew members and eight passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. Crew: Miguel Yorio, pilot, Pablo Abella, copilot, Jorge Pizarro, radio operator, Horacio Dalera, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ACY, MSN 12291, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -53.7815°, -67.7602°.