- 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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