Douglas DC-6 crash, Sep 7, 1960 (31 killed), Salto Salto
Douglas DC-6 accident on September 7, 1960 near Salto Salto, Uruguay with 31 fatalities. Cause: The number three propeller separated and struck engine...
- Date: September 7, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Salto Salto, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The number three propeller separated and struck engine number four, causing the aircraft to break up in flight.
A Douglas DC 6 operated by Aerolineas Argentinas broke up in the air on a scheduled flight from Asuncion to Buenos Aires. It crashed in an open field about 12 km northeast of Salto, Uruguay, and all 31 people on board were killed.