Punta Indio - Punta Indio

On May 2, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Punta Indio - Punta Indio experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Argentinian Navy - Armada Argentina, with the event recorded near Punta Indio Buenos Aires province.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a local training sortie at Punta Indio Airport when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the airfield. A crew member was rescued while four others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 0187, MSN 20030, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -35.3887°, -57.3385°.