Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 10 May 1970 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL Skytrain |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA |
Registration: | TC-17 |
MSN: | 20160 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Oncativo, CO ( Argentina)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Douglas C-47A crashed on takeoff when a wing hit the ground, causing the aircraft to spin around. One engine broke off and the aircraft came to rest 40 meters further.
The aircraft participated in an air festival.
Sources:
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La Nacion 12 May 1970, p22» La Aventura de Volar / Brig.My. Rubén O. Palazzi, Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica - 2003 Argentina
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.