BAc 111 crash, May 7, 1981 (31 killed), Buenos Aires-Aero...
BAc 111 accident on May 7, 1981 near Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires City, Argentina with 31 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control and...
- Date: May 7, 1981
- Aircraft: BAc 111
- Location: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control and impact with the water after the crew misjudged the meteorological conditions in a severe thunderstorm zone.
On 7 May 1981 an Austral BAC One-Eleven 529FR (LV-LOX), flight AU901 on a scheduled service from San Miguel de Tucumán, crashed into the Río de la Plata while on approach to Buenos Aires Aeroparque after the crew lost control in a severe cumulonimbus zone. All 31 occupants were killed.