Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
LV-HGW, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 February 1970 |
| Summary | Severe turbulence |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
| Aircraft name | Ciudad de Bahía Blanca |
| Operator | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Registration | LV-HGW |
| Flight origin | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Asunción, Paraguay |
| 1st stopover | El Pucú Airport, Formosa, Argentina |
| 2nd stopover | Camba Puntá Airport, Corrientes, Argentina |
| Last stopover | Islas Malvinas International Airport, Rosario, Argentina |
| Destination | Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Passengers | 33 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international passenger flight on the route of: Asunción–Formosa–Corrientes–Rosario–Buenos 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.