Part 6: Argentina

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This plane crash takes us to the South American country of Argentina, which is located next to the following countries: Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

WARNINGS OF A PLANE CRASH

A/N: Oh look, another short chapter

Pictured above is the type of plane involved in this crash

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Pictured above is the type of plane involved in this crash.

Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 was a scheduled flight operated by the Douglas DC-6, registered as Lima Victor- Alpha Delta Whiskey (LV-ADW), on the 19th of July 1961, the flight was due to operate a scheduled domestic Passenger service between Ministro Pistarini International Airport (IATA: EZE, ICAO: SAEZ), Argentina and General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (IATA: CRD, ICAO: SAVC), but the plane crashed 12 kilometres west of Pardo, Buenos Aires, half an hour after the plane took off, the plane crash was caused by severe turbulence during the climb out of the airport.

According to the investigation, the plane disintegrated en route after the rupture of one of the plane's wings following excessive loads in a zone of turbulence, both of the pilots and the company's flight dispatcher contributed to the disaster by misevaluating the weather forecast and choosing an inappropriate flight altitude, all 67 people on board the plane were killed in the crash, which remains the deadliest one the company experienced all through it's history, as of 2023, Flight 644 remains the deadliest aviation disaster in Argentine history.

The summary of the crash was severe turbulence which lead to a mid air breakup of the plane. 

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