Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1970 |
Type: | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation |
Operator: | International Aerodyne |
Registration: | N8021 |
MSN: | 4673 |
First flight: | 1957 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 200 km (125 mls) S of La Rioja, LR ( Argentina)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation had been acquired by a Uruguayan firm and was being ferried from Miami, Florida, USA with a.o. Asuncion, Paraguay as intermediate stop. A forced landing was carried out some 200 km south of La Rioja, Argentina. On landing the gear collapsed, and the aircraft caught fire.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» La Nacion 11 June 1970, p24
» NTSB
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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.