| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 10, 1997 |
| Time: | 22:23 |
| Location: | Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay |
| Operator: | Austral Lineas Aeras (Argentina) |
| Flight #: | 2553 |
| Route: | Posadas - Buenos Aires |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Registration: | LV-WEG |
| cn / ln: | 47446/561 |
| Aboard: | 74 (passengers:69 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 74 (passengers:69 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed near Nuevo Berlin, a town on the banks of the Uruguay River, after changing its route to avoid heavy rain and hail. A crater 25 feet deep crater was created where the plane crashed into the earth. Pitot heater failure. |
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