Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jun 20, 1977 (12 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on June 20, 1977 near Salto Salto, Uruguay with 12 fatalities.
- Date: June 20, 1977
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Salto Salto, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Uruguayan military Bandeirante flying from Paysandu to Salto struck trees while approaching Salto Nueva Hesperides Airport in poor weather. The crew had not realised the aircraft was below a safe altitude, and it came down in an orange grove short of the runway. Sources disagree on the death toll, which is listed here as 12.