Accident North American AT-6G Texan 372,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169390
 
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Date:Wednesday 19 January 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6G Texan
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU)
Registration: 372
MSN: 182-456
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:La Carolina -   Uruguay
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Durazno
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: FAU-DSV
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
After a 140° passage on runway 14-32 in "La Carolina" Polygon, on reaching the end of the peninsula and over the water, it began a left turn to climb on the first part and then a descent, levelling wings after approximately 270° of turn and impacting the terrain with a heading of approximately 210°
The aircraft impacted in a level attitude and it is estimated that at high speed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: FAU-DSV
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Scramble
https://www.fau.mil.uy/uploads/archivos/file_1f1eb1eaff.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2014 15:52 TB Added
12-Jun-2016 20:23 TB Updated [Registration]
06-Jul-2018 08:34 A.J. Scholten Updated [Source]
17-Nov-2019 14:03 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source]
17-Nov-2019 14:30 TB Updated [Departure airport]
26-Sep-2021 12:46 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source]
26-Sep-2021 17:01 harro Updated [Date, Narrative, Accident report]

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