ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) T-19 Trelew Airport, CB (REL)
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Date:Tuesday 12 August 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA
Registration: T-19
MSN: 33538/16790
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Trelew Airport, CB (REL) (   Argentina)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Trelew Airport, CB (REL/SAVT), Argentina
Destination airport:Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD/SAVC), Argentina
Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 collided with terrain during a steep turn at low altitude following a night time takeoff.

Sources:
» La Aventura de Volar / Brig.My. Rubén O. Palazzi, Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica - 2003 Argentina


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Distance from Trelew Airport, CB to Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB as the crow flies is 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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