Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 17 February 1949 |
Type: | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 45-1138 |
MSN: | 34408/17141 |
First flight: | 1945 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 50 km (31.3 mls) S of San Antonio de los Cobres, SA ( Argentina)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Salta Airport, SA (SLA/SASA), Argentina |
Narrative:Crashed in mountains at an altitude of 4000 m.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 19 February 1949, p8
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)»
El Litoral 21 Feb. 1949»
El Litoral 19 Feb. 1949» Miami Daily News Record February 18,1949
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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.