Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553
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Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 was an Argentinian domestic scheduled passenger flight from Posadas to Buenos Aires. On October 10, 1997, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 that was operating the flight crashed on the lands of Estancia Magallanes, Nuevo Berlín, 32 kilometres (20 mi; 17 nmi) away from Fray Bentos, Uruguay.[1][2][3] All 74 passengers and crew died upon impact.[1][4] The accident remains the deadliest in Uruguayan history.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 10 October 1997 |
Summary | Instrument malfunction, pilot error |
Site | Nuevo Berlín, Uruguay 33°01′18.5″S 57°49′20.7″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Operator | Austral Líneas Aéreas |
IATA flight No. | AU2553 |
Call sign | AUSTRAL 2553 |
Registration | LV-WEG |
Flight origin | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, Posadas, Argentina |
Destination | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Occupants | 74 |
Passengers | 69 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 74 |
Survivors | 0 |
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