| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 29, 1948 |
| Time: | 0915 |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Operator: | ALFA |
| Flight #: | 343 |
| Route: | Rosario - Bueno Aires |
| AC Type: | Short Sandringham 2 (flying boat) |
| Registration: | LV-AAP |
| cn / ln: | SH-02C |
| Aboard: | 24 (passengers:18 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:16 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed and sank near the shore of the River Plate while attempting to land in fog. Pilot error. Attempting to land atop water in conditions of fog and poor visibility which were below the prescribed minima. |
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