Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9
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 An Austral Líneas Aéreas BAC One-Eleven similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 21, 1977 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Cerro Pichileufú, Argentina |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | BAC One-Eleven 420EL |
| Operator | Austral Líneas Aéreas |
| Registration | LV-JGY |
| Flight origin | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires |
| Destination | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport, Bariloche, Río Negro Province |
| Occupants | 79 |
| Passengers | 74 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Injuries | 33 |
| Survivors | 33 |
On November 21, 1977, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9 crashed near Bariloche, Argentina, killing 46 of the 79 people on board.[1]: 1, 5 [2]
Accident
Three aircraft had been chartered to carry 31 newlyweds to Bariloche for their honeymoon, with the accident aircraft being the second to depart.[3] While climbing to 35,000 feet (11,000 m), the aircraft experienced pressurization problems and had to descend to 29,000 feet (8,800 m). At 00:40, the flight was cleared for an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 28, but abandoned the approach due to a VOR receiver problem. the pilot then requested a visual approach to runway 10, but then decided to do another approach to runway 28 using another ILS procedure. The pilot then reported that the aircraft was near the VOR beacon. This was the last transmission from Flight 9. The aircraft then crashed into a mountain killing all five crew members and 41 passengers.[4]
Investigation
Investigators determined that the flight crew descended prematurely and did not follow allowed the ILS procedure, possible due to the VOR signal malfunctions, and the captain's mental state.[1]: 10
References
- ^ a b "JIAAC final report" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ Clarín, Redacción (1997-10-23). "La óptica de los sobrevivientes" [The survivors' perspective]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Recordaron la tragedia de Austral, a 30 años" [They remembered the Austral tragedy, 30 years later]. ANBariloche (in Spanish). 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven LV-JGY". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
External links
- JIAAC final report (in Spanish)