Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707


Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international Asunción–Formosa–Corrientes–Rosario–Buenos Aires passenger service operated with an Avro 748-105 Srs. 1, registration LV-HGW, named "Ciudad de Bahía Blanca", that crashed on 4 February 1970 near the city of Loma Alta, Chaco, Argentina.

Description

While en route on its third leg between Camba Puntá Airport and Islas Malvinas International Airport the aircraft flew into a cumulonimbus cloud; the pilots lost control of the aircraft after it encountered severe turbulence, and it crashed into the ground. All 37 occupants of the aircraft —33 of them passengers— 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 turbulence.