- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 16, 1975
Time: 1340
Location: Near Barito, Argentina
Operator: Military - Argentine Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: El Palomar AB - San Carlos de Bariloche
AC Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Registration: TC-72
cn / ln: 10404
Aboard: 55   (passengers:50  crew:5)
Fatalities: 55   (passengers:50  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft struck a mountain while preparing for an ILS approach in poor weather. Crew error. Crew descended below the minimum safe altitude before knowing their position.
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