Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Nov 9, 1995 (53 killed), Mt...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on November 9, 1995 near Mt San Agustin, Córdoba, Argentina with 53 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain at...
- Date: November 9, 1995
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Mt San Agustin, Córdoba, Argentina
- Fatalities: 53
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain at an insufficient altitude over mountainous terrain in poor weather.
An Argentine Air Force Fokker F27 chartered for military travel from Comodoro Rivadavia to Cordoba, carrying Air Force officers and their families, struck a mountainside southeast of Villa Dolores at about 8,000 feet while descending in deteriorating weather. The aircraft broke up on impact and all 53 people on board were killed, including 20 children.