ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando LV-GEB Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP)
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Date:Wednesday 17 December 1969
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Operator:Austral Lineas Aéreas
Registration: LV-GEB
MSN: 30325
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP) (   Argentina)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE), Argentina
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Fuel exhaustion because of incorrect tank selection caused the no. 1 engine to quit when climbing through 90 m after takeoff. Unable to maintain height, a forced landing was carried out on a small sports field.

Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
Forced landing outside airport

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