Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 16, 1956 (18 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 16, 1956 near Pavín Córdoba, Argentina with 18 fatalities. Cause: The pilot descended below the minimum...
- Date: July 16, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Pavín Córdoba, Argentina
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended below the minimum prescribed altitude on approach in poor weather.
A Douglas C-47 flying from Buenos Aires to Rio Cuarto crashed near Pavin in Cordoba on 16 July 1956, killing all 18 people on board. The pilot descended below the minimum prescribed altitude on approach in poor weather.