Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644
1961 aviation accident
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Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 was a scheduled flight operated by the Douglas DC-6, registration LV-ADW, on 19 July 1961 which was due to operate a domestic scheduled passenger service between Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires City and General Enrique Mosconi International Airport in Comodoro Rivadavia, but crashed 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Pardo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, half an hour after takeoff, owing to severe turbulence during climb out. This aircraft had been originally named 'Presidente Peron' but by 1956-57 had been renamed 'General San Martin'.[1][2] Some reports stated the aircraft was struck by lightning.[3]
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.[2] All 67 occupants of the aircraft – 7 crew and 60 passengers – were killed in the accident,[4] which remains the deadliest one the company experienced all through its history.[5]
As of 2024, Flight 644 remains the deadliest aviation disaster in Argentine history.[6]
See also
- Aerolíneas Argentinas accidents and incidents
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
References
- ^ Ian Allan publication Civil Aircraft Markings 1957
- ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 August 2011.
- ^ "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
- Final report (in Spanish) (Archive) – Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Argentina
- Eduardo Newbery (October 1908)
- August 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident (August 1947)
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 670 (December 1957)
- Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 (January 1959)
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 (July 1961)
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 (February 1970)
- Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901 (May 1981)
- Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046 (June 1988)
- LAPA Flight 3142 (August 1999)
- Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 (May 2011)
- 2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision (March 2015)
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