Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 15, 1959 (10 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 15, 1959 near Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina with 10 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: May 15, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after turn during climb, spatial disorientation suspected, exact cause undetermined
On 15 May 1959 an Aerolineas Argentinas DC 3 on flight 672 crashed into the sea about 3 km off Mar del Plata shortly after a night takeoff. Sources differ on the death toll, with 10 and 18 given.