- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 18, 1960 |
Time: | 1530 |
Location: | El Sosneado, Argentina |
Operator: | Transamerican Air Transport |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Buenos Aires - Santiago de Chile - Lima |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46 |
Registration: | LV-GGJ |
cn / ln: | 22554 |
Aboard: | 9 (passengers:5 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:5 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed due to structural failure after flying into extremely violent turbulence. Insufficient preparation for the flight by the crew. Inadequate arrangements for the secure carriage of the livestock. The pilots failure to familiarize himself with the prevailing weather conditions. Not found until 11/21/61. |
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