| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 23, 1946 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Location: | Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Operator: | FAMA (Argentina) |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | London - Buenos Aires. |
| AC Type: | Avro 685 York I |
| Registration: | LV-XIG |
| cn / ln: | 1365 |
| Aboard: | 21 (passengers:15 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:15 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Poor weather at the destination airport forced the crew to divert to Rio de Janeiro. While approaching to land the aircraft flew into a mountain, 14 miles from the airport. |
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