Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international passenger flight on the route of:

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, which on February 4, 1970, the Avro 748-105 Srs. 1 that was operating the flight at the time, crashed near the city of Loma Alta, Chaco,

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due to severe turbulence. All 37 occupants onboard the flight were killed.

Aircraft

The aircraft that was operating the flight at the time was a Avro 748-105 Srs. 1,

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Description

While en route on its third leg between Camba Puntá Airport (now Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport) in

and Fisherton Airport (now

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) in

, the aircraft flew into a

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cloud; the pilots lost control of the aircraft after it encountered severe turbulence, the plane entered a left bank of 90 degrees and entered a 45-degree dive, it then crashed into the ground. All 37 occupants of the aircraft (33 passengers and 4 crew members) perished in the accident.

Cause

The cause of the accident was found to be loss of control of the airplane and collision with terrain when encountering a zone with adverse meteorological conditions and severe

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References

External links

Final report
– Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil
Archive
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