- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 23, 1946 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Location: | Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Operator: | FAMA (Argentina) |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | London - Buenos Aires. |
AC Type: | Avro 685 York I |
Registration: | LV-XIG |
cn / ln: | 1365 |
Aboard: | 21 (passengers:15 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:15 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Poor weather at the destination airport forced the crew to divert to Rio de Janeiro. While approaching to land the aircraft flew into a mountain, 14 miles from the airport. |
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