Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international Asunción–Formosa–Corrientes–Rosario–Buenos Aires passenger service operated with an Avro 748-105 Srs. 1, registration LV-HGW, named "Ciudad de Bahía Blanca", that crashed on 4 February 1970 near the city of Loma Alta, Chaco, Argentina.[1][2]

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
An Aerolíneas Argentinas Avro 748 similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date4 February 1970
SummarySevere turbulence
SiteLoma Alta, Argentina
26.765°S 58.800°W / -26.765; -58.800
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHawker Siddeley HS 748
Aircraft nameCiudad de Bahía Blanca
OperatorAerolíneas Argentinas
RegistrationLV-HGW
Flight originSilvio Pettirossi International Airport, Asunción, Paraguay
1st stopoverEl Pucú Airport, Formosa, Argentina
2nd stopoverCamba Puntá Airport, Corrientes, Argentina
Last stopoverIslas Malvinas International Airport, Rosario, Argentina
DestinationMinistro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Passengers33
Crew4
Fatalities37
Survivors0

Description

While en route on its third leg between Camba Puntá Airport (now Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport) in Corrientes and Fisherton Airport (now Islas Malvinas International Airport) in Rosario, the aircraft flew into a cumulonimbus cloud; the pilots lost control of the aircraft after it encountered severe turbulence, and it crashed into the ground.[1] All 37 occupants of the aircraft (33 passengers and 4 crew members) perished in the accident.[1]

Cause

The cause of the accident was found to be loss of control of the airplane and collision with terrain when encountering a zone with adverse meteorological conditions and severe turbulence.[1]

See also

References
  1. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 July 2005.
  2. "ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REVIEW: February and March, 1970". Flight International: 619. 16 April 1970. Retrieved 5 May 2011.


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