Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Dec 17, 1969, Buenos Aires-A...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on December 17, 1969 near Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina with no fatalities.
- Date: December 17, 1969
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Austral Curtiss C 46 cargo flight lost its left engine while climbing from Buenos Aires Aeroparque and stalled. The captain regained control and made an emergency landing on a sports field near the airport, and both pilots were uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.