Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international passenger flight on the route of: AsunciónFormosaCorrientesRosarioBuenos Aires, which on February 4, 1970, the Avro 748-105 Srs. 1 that was operating the flight at the time, crashed near the city of Loma Alta, Chaco, Argentina due to severe turbulence. All 37 occupants onboard the flight were killed.[1][2][3]

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
An Aerolíneas Argentinas Avro 748 similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
DateFebruary 4, 1970 (1970-02-04)
SummarySevere turbulence
SiteLoma Alta, Argentina
26°45′54″S 58°48′00″W / 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

Aircraft

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The aircraft that was operating the flight at the time was a Avro 748-105 Srs. 1, MSN 1539 and was registered LV-HYW. The aircraft was manufactured in 1961, 9 years prior and had logged 19049 hours and 15739 flights.[1][2][3]

Description

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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, the plane entered a left bank of 90 degrees and entered a 45-degree dive, it then crashed into the ground.[1] All 37 occupants of the aircraft (33 passengers and 4 crew members) perished in the accident.[1]

Cause

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Crash of an Avro 748-1-105 in Loma Alta: 37 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REVIEW: February and March, 1970". Flight International: 619. 16 April 1970. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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