- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 10, 1978
Time: 1120
Location: Near Artigas, Uruguay
Operator: Uruguayan Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Artigas - Montevideo
AC Type: Douglas C-47A-DL
Registration: T511
cn / ln: 19301
Aboard: 44   (passengers:40  crew:4)
Fatalities: 44   (passengers:40  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The passenger flight attempted to make an emergency landing at Artigas Airport when it had taken off from. An engine failure was followed by a wide banking turn and crash to the ground bursting into flames.
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