Descripción:
Engines no. 2 and 3 failed in succession because the fuel was contaminated with water. The right wing collided with a line of trees and the airplane crashed.
CAUSE: "Forced landing due to immediate arrest of two of the three engines of the aircraft, due to the presence of water in the fuel."
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | viernes 12 marzo 1954 |
| Hora: | 09:37 |
| Tipo: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mreo |
| Operador: | Ministerio de Agricultura |
| Registración: | LV-ZBE |
| Numéro de série: | 5656 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 3 km (1.9 milles) E of Catamarca Airport, CA (CTC) ( Argentina)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Agricultura |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Catamarca Airport, CA (CTC/SANC), Argentina |
| Catamarca Airport, CA (CTC/SANC), Argentina |
Engines no. 2 and 3 failed in succession because the fuel was contaminated with water. The right wing collided with a line of trees and the airplane crashed.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "Forced landing due to immediate arrest of two of the three engines of the aircraft, due to the presence of water in the fuel."
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