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Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9
Occurrence
Date21 November 1977
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteNear San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBAC One-Eleven 420EL
OperatorAustral Líneas Aéreas
RegistrationLV-JGY
Flight originBuenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport
DestinationSan Carlos de Bariloche International Airport
Occupants79
Passengers74
Crew5
Fatalities46
Injuries33
Survivors33

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9 was a non-scheduled passenger flight Buenos Aires to San Carlos de Bariloche.[1] On November 21, 1977, the BAC One-Eleven operating the flight crashed into terrain in Cerro Pichileufú. 46 occupants were killed; 33 survived with injuries, making it the second deadliest crash of the BAC One-Eleven.[1][2]

The Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil determined the cause of the accident was due to pilot error.[2]

Aircraft and crew

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The aircraft was a BAC One-Eleven 420EL, registered LV-JGY and serial number 155.[3] The aircraft was manufactured in November 8, 1968, and was powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 511-14W engines. The aircraft had 21,272 hours and 22,228 flights at the time of the accident.[2]

The crew consisted of:[2][3]

  • The Pilot in command (PIC), had 11,918 flight hours, which only 3,587 hours were on the BAC One-Eleven.
  • The First officer, had 12,347 flight hours, which only 1,691 hours were on the BAC One-Eleven.

It had also consisted of 3 flight attendants.[2]

Accident

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Investigation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "Accident BAC One-Eleven 420EL LV-JGY, Monday 21 November 1977". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e "LV-JGY" (PDF). Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil.
  3. ^ a b "Crash of a BAc 111-420EL near San Carlos de Bariloche: 46 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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