On the day of the crash and in the hours immediately following, twelve people died: some in the initial impact, some from injuries in the first few hours, and some — including several who were in or near the tail section when it separated — who were lost with the tail section and never found.
Susana Parrado died on October 21, nine days after the crash.
The avalanche on October 29 killed eight people: Liliana Methol, Gustavo Nicolich, Enrique Platero, Daniel Maspons, Juan Carlos Menéndez, Diego Storm, Marcelo Pérez, and Carlos Roque.
After the avalanche, three more people died: Arturo Nogueira on November 15, Rafael Echavarren on November 18, and Numa Turcatti on December 11.
This accounts for 12 + 1 + 8 + 3 = 24 deaths. The total death count of 29 means 5 additional deaths in the period between the crash and the avalanche (after the first day but before October 29): these include Francisco “Panchito” Abal, Felipe Maquirriain, Julio Martínez-Lamas, and Graziela Mariani (who died on the night of October 13-14), plus co-pilot Lagurara who died the night after the crash. The crew also includes crew members who died in the immediate impact or were lost with the tail section.
The 16 survivors were: Pedro Algorta, Roberto Canessa, Alfredo Delgado, Daniel Fernández Strauch, Roberto François, Roy Harley, José Luis Inciarte, Álvaro Mangino, Javier Methol, Nando Parrado, Carlos Páez Rodríguez, Ramón Sabella, Adolfo Strauch, Eduardo Strauch, Antonio Vizintín, and Gustavo Zerbino.
The count of 29 dead and 16 survivors totals 45 — the full number aboard.