Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046 was an Argentine scheduled domestic flight from Buenos Aires to Posadas, via Resistencia, that undershot the runway at Libertador General Jose de San Martin Airport in Posadas on June 12, 1988, in conditions of poor visibility. All 61 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash.[1]

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046
An Austral Líneas Aéreas McDonnell Douglas MD-81, similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
DateJune 12, 1988
SummaryUndershot the runway due to pilot error
SiteNear Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, Posadas, Argentina
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-81
OperatorAustral Líneas Aéreas
IATA flight No.AU046
RegistrationN1003G
Flight originAeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires
StopoverResistencia International Airport
DestinationPosadas Libertador General José de San Martín Airport
Passengers55
Crew6
Fatalities61
Injuries0
Survivors0

Accident sequence

Flight 046, operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, departed Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to Resistencia at 7:04 local time, and departed from Resistencia to Posadas at 8:40 after a 20-minute stopover. At 9:09, the crew of Flight 046 made radio contact with Posadas air traffic control, and 7 minutes later, the flight was cleared for an approach to Runway 01. Shortly after, the aircraft struck the top of a eucalyptus tree and crashed, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi; 1.6 nmi) short of the runway. All on board perished.[2]

Investigation

The investigation into the disaster concluded that the main factor in the crash was that the crew attempted to land below the indicated minimum weather conditions for the instrument approach.[2]

References
  1. "Austral Lineas Aéreas plane crashes". airsafe.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft Accident McDonnell Douglas MD-81 N1003G". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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