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Aerolíneas Argentinas accidents and incidents

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Aerolíneas Argentinas was founded by the Argentine government in .[1] Shortly after initiating commercial flights in ,[2] the airline encountered its inaugural fatal incident when a Douglas C-47A went down while flying from Mar del Plata to Buenos Aires, resulting in 17 fatalities out of 18 passengers and crew.

As per data from the Aviation Safety Network, up to July 2011, Aerolíneas Argentinas has been involved in 12 deadly accidents, causing a combined total of 335 casualties.[3] The most severe catastrophe took place in 1961, with 67 lives lost; the most recent fatal crash occurred in 1970. Despite this record, the carrier is considered one of the world's safest airlines.[4]

The company has permanently lost 28 aircraft from its fleet, which includes nine Douglas C-47As, four Avro 748 models, three Comet 4 jets, two Boeing 737s, two Douglas DC-6 planes, two Convair CV-240 aircraft, two Fokker F-28s, and one each of the following: Boeing 707, Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54, and a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.

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Date Location Aircraft Tail number Damage Fatalities Description Refs
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Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showallBuenos Aires Douglas C-47A LV-ACL W/O 0 Aircraft overturned during landing at Ezeiza Airport.
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Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showallCobo Douglas C-47A LV-ACH W/O 17/18 Crashed on a domestic passenger flight between Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires.
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Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showallRío Grande Douglas C-47A LV-ACY W/O 13 (plus 2 ground fatalities) Accident occurred shortly after takeoff from Río Grande Airport; eleven onboard and two individuals on the ground perished.
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Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showallPuerto Deseado Douglas C-47A LV-AGE W/O 0 Runway overrun into a ditch at Puerto Deseado Airport.

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References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FI1967
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FI2001-48
  3. ↑ Accident record for Aerolíneas Argentinas
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named World's safest airlines