Douglas DC-4 crash, Dec 8, 1957 (61 killed), Bolívar Buen...
Douglas DC-4 accident on December 8, 1957 near Bolívar Buenos Aires province, Argentina with 61 fatalities. Cause: In-flight breakup after parts of the...
- Date: December 8, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Bolívar Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Fatalities: 61
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight breakup after parts of the left wing failed, followed by loss of the tail section, in severe turbulence
Aerolineas Argentinas flight LV-AHZ was operating a scheduled service from Buenos Aires to San Carlos de Bariloche on 8 December 1957 with 61 people aboard. It broke up in flight in severe turbulence and crashed 25 km southeast of San Carlos de Bolivar in Buenos Aires province, killing all 61 occupants.