Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 12, 1958 (12 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 12, 1958 near Trelew Chubut, Argentina with 12 fatalities.
- Date: August 12, 1958
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Trelew Chubut, Argentina
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Argentine Air Force transport registered T-19 exploded and crashed shortly after takeoff from the old Trelew airport on 12 August 1958, killing all 12 people aboard, nine of them civilians. The most likely cause was a generator that broke loose from a wing, causing a violent turn, but the cause was not established with certainty.