BAc 111 crash, Dec 4, 1973, Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espor...
BAc 111 accident on December 4, 1973 near Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Buenos Aires province, Argentina with no fatalities.
- Date: December 4, 1973
- Aircraft: BAc 111
- Location: Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A BAC 111 of Austral Lineas Aereas lost power on one engine just after takeoff from Bahia Blanca on 4 December 1973. Unable to stop in the remaining runway it struck arresting cables installed for Argentine Navy jets, the fuel tanks were punctured and the aircraft burned, but all 74 occupants were evacuated.