Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 July 1961 |
| Summary | Severe turbulence |
| Site | 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Pardo, Buenos Aires, Argentina 36°13′58″S 59°30′56″W / 36.23278°S 59.51556°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Registration | LV-ADW |
| Flight origin | Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Destination | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
| Passengers | 60 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 67 (all) |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 refers to a Douglas DC-6, registration LV-ADW, that on 19 July 1961 was due to operate a domestic scheduled passenger service between Ministro Pistarini International Airport and General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, but crashed 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Pardo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, half an hour after takeoff, owing to severe turbulence during climbout.[1][2] Some reports stated the aircraft was struck by lightning.[2]
According to the investigation, the plane disintegrated en route after the rupture of one its wings following excessive loads in a zone of turbulence. Both the pilot and the company's flight dispatcher contributed to the disaster by misevaluating the weather forecast and choosing an inappropriate flight altitude.[1] All 67 occupants of the aircraft – 7 crew and 60 passengers – were killed in the accident,[3] which remains the deadliest one the company experienced all through its history.[4]
Flight 644 is the deadliest aviation disaster in Argentine history.[5]
See also
Argentina portal
Aviation portal
- Aerolíneas Argentinas accidents and incidents
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
References
- ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b "1961 ACCIDENT RECORD" (pdf). Flight: 523. 28 September 1961. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Plane crash kills all 67 in Argentina
- ^ "Accident record for Aerolineas Argentinas". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Argentina at Aviation Safety Network
External links
- Aviation accidents and incidents in Argentina
- Aerolíneas Argentinas accidents and incidents
- Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961
- 1961 meteorology