Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jun 30, 1961 (24 killed), Bu...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on June 30, 1961 near Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina with 24 fatalities.
- Date: June 30, 1961
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Curtiss C 46 Commando LV FTO on a scheduled Salta, Cordoba, Buenos Aires service struck a railway signal pole about 1300 metres short of runway 12 during approach to Buenos Aires Aeroparque on 30 June 1961. Its right wing outer section separated, the aircraft turned about 45 degrees and hit trees and telegraph lines, and it burned on impact.