- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 23, 1961 |
Time: | 0540 |
Location: | Campinas, Brazil |
Operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Sao Paulo - Trinidad |
AC Type: | de Havilland Comet 4 |
Registration: | LV-AHR |
cn / ln: | 06430 |
Aboard: | 52 (passengers:40 crew:12) |
Fatalities: | 52 (passengers:40 crew:12) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | After reaching an altitude of about 100 m, the aircraft lost altitude, collided with a eucalyptus forest and was destroyed. Pilot error. Failure to operate under IFR in adverse weather conditions at night. Failure to follow the climb procedure. |
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