Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 4, 1979 (5 killed), Mt T...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 4, 1979 near Mt Tupungato Mendoza, Argentina with 5 fatalities.
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Mt Tupungato Mendoza, Argentina
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
The Curtiss C-46 was on a delivery flight from Buenos Aires to Miami via Santiago de Chile and Panama City. While cruising toward Santiago at about 5,000 m it struck the slope of Mt Tupungato, southwest of Mendoza, Argentina. All five occupants were killed and the wreckage was found about two years later.