Date: 24 February 1999
Flight: LV-VBY
Aircraft: MD-88
Location: Buenos Aires
Summary: Destroyed by hangar fire at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery .
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We track reported incidents for Aerolíneas Argentinas. This page lists 34 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 24 February 1999
Date: 20 November 1992
Flight: LV-JNE
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200C
Location: San Luis
Summary: Overran the runway when it aborted takeoff following the burst of a tyre at the San Luis Airport , catching fire. Due to operate a scheduled San Luis–Buenos Aires passenger service as Flight 8524 .
Date: 14 February 1992
Flight: Unknown
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Location: Los Angeles
Summary: Shrimp contaminated with cholera was distributed on Flight 386 , which was bound to Los Angeles from Buenos Aires via Lima . One of the passengers died from the illness.
Date: 5 January 1990
Flight: LV-MZD
Aircraft: F28-4000
Location: Villa Gesell
Summary: Destroyed by fire following a runway overrun after an over fast touchdown. The aircraft was completing a scheduled Buenos Aires to Villa Gesell passenger service.
Date: 26 September 1988
Flight: LV-LIU
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Ushuaia
Summary: Flight 648 was a domestic scheduled Buenos Aires–Bahía Blanca–Río Grande–Ushuaia passenger service that landed at the final destination airport with excessive speed, veered off the runway, slid down a slope for 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), and came into rest in shallow waters.
Date: 27 January 1986
Flight: LV-JGR
Aircraft: Boeing 707-320C
Location: Buenos Aires
Summary: Overran the runway on landing in poor weather at Ezeiza Airport. The aircraft was completing a São Paulo–Buenos Aires freighter service.
Date: 20 February 1981
Flight: Unknown
Aircraft: Boeing 707-387B
Location: New York
Summary: On February 20, 1981, Flight 342 , operated by a Boeing 707-387B , nearly hit the transmitting antenna of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York during its approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport . The air traffic controller's intervention avoided the...
Date: 15 November 1975
Flight: LV-LOB
Aircraft: F28-1000
Location: Concordia
Summary: Hit trees on approach to Concordia Airport inbound from Buenos Aires, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) short of the runway. The crew managed to land the aircraft safely, but the nose gear and the fuselage resulted damaged beyond economical repair.
Date: 19 December 1970
Flight: LV-HHH
Aircraft: HS-748 Srs. 1
Location: Sarmiento
Summary: Unknown
Date: 4 February 1970
Flight: LV-HGW
Aircraft: HS-748 Srs. 1
Location: Loma Alta
Summary: The aircraft was operating a scheduled Asunción– Formosa – Corrientes – Rosario – Buenos Aires-Aeroparque passenger service as Flight 707 when it crashed into the ground near Loma Alta, Chaco , while on its third leg, after the pilots lost control of the aircraft during severe...
Date: 27 November 1969
Flight: LV-HHI
Aircraft: HS-748 Srs. 1
Location: Santa Rosa
Summary: Ended up in a paddock when it landed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway threshold at Santa Rosa Airport .
Date: 15 July 1969
Flight: LV-IEV
Aircraft: HS-748 Srs. 1
Location: Bahía Blanca
Summary: Touched down off the runway in bad visibility at Comandante Espora Airport.
Date: 28 September 1966
Flight: LV-AGG
Aircraft: DC-4
Location: Stanley
Summary: Bound for Río Gallegos from Buenos Aires, Flight 648 was hijacked by 19 extremists that intended to carry out a symbolical invasion to the Falkland Islands . Peronist militants masterminded the hijacking under the name "Operativo Cóndor" (English: Operation Condor ). The aircr...
Date: 23 November 1961
Flight: LV-AHR
Aircraft: Comet 4
Location: Campinas
Summary: Collided with eucalyptus trees during initial climbout just after it departed from Viracopos-Campinas International Airport , and crashed. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled Buenos Aires– Campinas – Port of Spain – New York City passenger service as Flight 3...
Date: 19 July 1961
Flight: LV-ADW
Aircraft: DC-6
Location: Pardo
Summary: Broke up and crashed 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Pardo, Buenos Aires , because of severe turbulence encountered during climbout. Due to operate a scheduled Buenos Aires– Comodoro Rivadavia domestic passenger service as Flight 644 . The accident remains the deadliest on...
Date: 7 September 1960
Flight: LV-ADS
Aircraft: DC-6
Location: Salto
Summary: The aircraft was operating a scheduled Asunción–Buenos Aires service as Flight 205 when it suddenly crashed in a field, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east-northeast of Salto.
Date: 20 February 1960
Flight: LV-AHO
Aircraft: Comet 4
Location: Buenos Aires
Summary: Hard landing at Ezeiza Airport during a training flight.
Date: 12 December 1959
Flight: LV-ADM
Aircraft: CV-240
Location: Mendoza
Summary: A loss of hydraulic pressure prompted the flightcrew to return to El Plumerillo Airport . On its way back to the airport, the aircraft force-landed in a vineyard near Mendoza.
Date: 27 August 1959
Flight: LV-AHP
Aircraft: Comet 4
Location: Asunción
Summary: Crashed 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport , on final approach. A crew member and a passenger died.
Date: 14 July 1959
Flight: LV-ACM
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Santiago del Estero
Summary: Belly landing .
Date: 15 May 1959
Flight: LV-AFW
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Mar del Plata
Summary: The aircraft was due to operate the second leg of a domestic scheduled Ministro Pistarini International Airport– Mar del Plata Airport – Comandante Espora Airport passenger service as Flight 672 , when it crashed into the sea, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) off the coast, shortly...
Date: 10 June 1958
Flight: LV-ADV
Aircraft: DC-6
Location: Ilha Grande
Summary: Force-landed on a beach after the failure of two engines. The aircraft was operating a scheduled international Rio de Janeiro –Buenos Aires passenger service.
Date: 8 December 1957
Flight: LV-AHZ
Aircraft: DC-4
Location: Bolívar
Summary: Flight 670 was bound for San Carlos de Bariloche Airport from Ministro Pistarini International Airport when it crashed en route 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Bolívar, under extreme weather conditions.
Date: 11 January 1957
Flight: Unknown
Aircraft: Viking
Location: Buenos Aires
Summary: Crashed.
Date: 16 July 1956
Flight: LV-ACD
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Pavín
Summary: Crashed 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Pavín, Córdoba Province, as it descended below the minimum prescribed altitude on approach to Río Cuarto Airport inbound from Buenos Aires.
Date: 20 May 1955
Flight: LV-ACQ
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Río Gallegos
Summary: A fire broke out when the aircraft failed to get airborne during take-off at Río Chico Airport . The aircraft was operating a cargo service.
Date: 16 October 1954
Flight: LV-ADQ
Aircraft: CV-240
Location: Capilla del Señor
Summary: The aircraft was operating a scheduled Buenos Aires-Córdoba passenger service; bad weather forced it to land south-southwest of Capilla del Señor.
Date: 23 April 1954
Flight: LV-ACX
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Sierra del Vilgo
Summary: The airplane was due to operate a domestic scheduled Córdoba – Mendoza route when crashed into mountainous terrain, within the La Rioja territory. After a diversion to La Rioja due to severe turbulence on the original flight path .
Date: 17 June 1953
Flight: LV-ABQ
Aircraft: Douglas C-54A
Location: Córdoba
Summary: Crash-landed 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Córdoba while on approach to Pajas Blancas Airport , inbound from Salta on a domestic scheduled passenger service.
Date: 21 June 1951
Flight: LV-ADG
Aircraft: Douglas C-47B
Location: Puerto Deseado
Summary: Overshoot the runway on landing at Puerto Deseado Airport and hit a military truck, killing two occupants and injuring other two. Everybody aboard the aircraft survived.
Date: 3 June 1951
Flight: LV-AGE
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Puerto Deseado
Summary: Overran the runway and came to rest into a ditch at Puerto Deseado Airport .
Date: 26 March 1951
Flight: LV-ACY
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Río Grande
Summary: The aircraft had just departed from Río Grande Airport bound for Buenos Aires when it crashed. Eleven of twenty occupants aboard perished in the accident, plus 2 people on the ground.
Date: 30 December 1950
Flight: LV-ACH
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Cobo
Summary: Crashed while en route a domestic scheduled Mar del Plata – Buenos Aires passenger service.
Date: 12 June 1950
Flight: LV-ACL
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Buenos Aires
Summary: Overturned on landing at Ezeiza Airport .