Accident Details
An aircraft departed Río Gallegos on a special flight to Ushuaia, carrying five members of the YPF and Hidronor Company who were visiting local oil fields. The crew initiated an ILS approach to Ushuaia Airport from the southeast. While descending, the airplane encountered poor weather conditions and struck hilly terrain, crashing approximately 20 km southeast of Ushuaia and about 25 km west of Puerto Williams, on Chilean territory. The aircraft was destroyed, and all eight occupants were killed.
Occupants
The crew consisted of pilot Roberto Couceiro, copilot Vicente Sanz, and flight engineer Guillermo Pérez. The passengers were Raúl Agustín Ondarts, Carlos María Sureda, Guillermo Zubarán, Luis Amílcar Medina, and Osvaldo Rubén Zenobi.