Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
LV-HGW, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date4 February 1970 (1970-02-04)
SummarySevere turbulence
Site
  • Loma Alta, Argentina
  • 26°45′54″S 58°48′00″W / 26.765°S 58.800°W / -26.765; -58.800
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHawker Siddeley HS 748
Aircraft nameCiudad de Bahía Blanca
OperatorAerolíneas Argentinas
RegistrationLV-HGW
Flight originSilvio Pettirossi International Airport, Asunción, Paraguay
1st stopoverEl Pucú Airport, Formosa, Argentina
2nd stopoverCamba Puntá Airport, Corrientes, Argentina
Last stopoverIslas Malvinas International Airport, Rosario, Argentina
DestinationMinistro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Passengers33
Crew4
Fatalities37
Survivors0

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international passenger flight on the route of: AsunciónFormosaCorrientesRosarioBuenos Aires, which on 4 February 1970, the Avro 748-105 Srs. 1 that was operating the flight at the time, crashed near the city of Loma Alta, Chaco, Argentina due to severe turbulence. All 37 occupants onboard the flight were killed.