Last updated: 30 November 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 13 May 1957 |
| Type: | Vickers 615 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE |
| Registration: | T-3 |
| MSN: | 151 |
| First flight: | 1946-11-02 (10 years 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) SW of San Carlos de Bariloche, RN ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE), Argentina |
| San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN (BRC/SAZS), Argentina |
The Vickers Viking flew into a mountainside, Cerro Meta, near San Carlos de Bariloche, killing all aboard.
Sources:
» Rome News-Tribune - May 14, 1957» El Litoral - May 15, 1957
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Distance from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA to San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN as the crow flies is 1331 km (832 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA to San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, RN as the crow flies is 1331 km (832 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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