Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322
An Aerolíneas Argentinas Comet 4, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 November 1961 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off Viracopos-Campinas International Airport, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil 22°59′27″S 47°10′30″W / 22.99083°S 47.17500°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Operator | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Registration | LV-AHR |
| Flight origin | Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1st stopover | Viracopos-Campinas International Airport, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2nd stopover | Piarco International Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Destination | Idlewild Airport, New York City, United States |
| Passengers | 40 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 52 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322 was a scheduled Buenos Aires–São Paulo–Port of Spain–New York City international passenger service, operated with a Comet 4, registration LV-AHR, that crashed during climbout on the early stages of its second leg, when it collided with tree tops shortly after takeoff from Viracopos-Campinas International Airport on 23 November 1961. All 52 on board, including 40 passengers, were killed in the crash.