Boeing 737-200 crash, Sep 26, 1988, Ushuaia
Boeing 737-200 accident on September 26, 1988 near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina with no fatalities. Cause: Excessive landing speed and a long,...
- Date: September 26, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive landing speed and a long, hard touchdown, with part of the available braking not used after touchdown.
Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 648, a Boeing 737-287, landed hard at Ushuaia with a strong crosswind and bounced. The jet veered off the runway, went down an embankment and came to rest in about two metres of water, and all 62 occupants survived.