Accident Noorduyn Norseman ZP-CAX,
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Date:Sunday 23 October 1955
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Noorduyn Norseman
Owner/operator:Líneas Aéreas de Transporte Nacional (LATN)
Registration: ZP-CAX
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near San Antonio de los Cobres -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Antofagasta
Destination airport:Asunción via Salta
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into hill at "plano de Tocomar", between Olacapato Chico and San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta. Pilot Harold Radley.

Sources:

http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
El Litoral 24 October 1955, p1
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/24447/
La Nación (Santiago) 25/26 October 1955
https://jst.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol50.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2011 05:08 TB Added
10-Mar-2015 18:05 TB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-May-2015 19:39 TB Updated [Operator]
05-Nov-2016 14:47 A.J. Scholten Updated [Location]
13-Jun-2019 21:23 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
23-May-2023 19:20 harro Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]]

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