Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046
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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 6 crew on the McDonnell Douglas MD-81 were killed in the crash.[2]
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Date | June 12, 1988 |
Summary | Undershot the runway due to pilot error and poor visibility |
Site | Near Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, Posadas, Argentina |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-81 |
Operator | Austral Líneas Aéreas |
IATA flight No. | AU046 |
Registration | N1003G |
Flight origin | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires |
Stopover | Resistencia International Airport |
Destination | Posadas Libertador General José de San Martín Airport |
Passengers | 55[1] |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 61[1] |
Survivors | 0 |
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