Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Accident
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Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. The accident and subsequent survival became known as the Andes... Wikipedia
Date: October 13, 1972
Number of deaths: 29
Crew: 5
Flight origin: Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay
Passengers: 40