IAI Arava 201 crash, Nov 21, 1979 (8 killed), Puerto Will...
IAI Arava 201 accident on November 21, 1979 near Puerto Williams Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile with 8 fatalities.
- Date: November 21, 1979
- Aircraft: IAI Arava 201
- Location: Puerto Williams Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 21 November 1979, an IAI Arava (LV-MRX) operated for YPF on a special flight from Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia carrying five oil and hydroelectric company executives crashed on a hillside about 20 km southeast of Ushuaia, on the Chilean side near Puerto Williams, while descending in poor weather on an ILS approach. All eight occupants were killed.