Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery

Survivors:

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Schedule:

San Luis - Buenos Aires

MSN:

20408

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

AR8524

Location:

San Luis

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Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

107

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Circumstances:

The landing at San Luis Airport was relatively heavy so the copilot requested ground personnel to check the undercarriage before departure, and nothing abnormal was reported. During the takeoff roll, just before the aircraft reached V1 speed, the tyre n°4 burst while the tyre n°3 lost pressure. The captain decided to abort the takeoff maneuver and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 125 metres further, bursting into flames. All 113 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. It was reported the aircraft landed hard at San Luis Airport at 2046LT and took off at 2110LT, giving a gap of 24 minutes between landing and takeoff.

Probable cause:

Aborted takeoff and subsequent overran and destruction of the aircraft following the failure of both tyres on the right main gear during takeoff. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The flight schedule with reduced time scales and short 'stopover' failed to allow the necessary cooling of wheels and brakes, giving rise to the deflation and subsequent destruction of the tyre n°4 and the explosion and destruction of the tyre n°3,
- Limited braking action on the landing gear assembly,
- Partial knowledge and ignorance of the times and procedures for cooling the wheels by the pilots,
- Delay in the departure of the flight, with respect to the scheduled time,
- Difficulty in appreciating at San Luis Airport during a night takeoff, visual references of runway,
- Lack of concern during the takeoff abort on part of the pilots.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 in Villa Gesell

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1990 at 2150 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F28 Fellowship

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Registration:

LV-MZD

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Buenos Aires - Villa Gesell

MSN:

11127

YOM:

1977

Location:

Villa Gesell

Buenos Aires province

Country:

Region:

Government of the Province of Misiones

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Aircraft flight hours:

3651

Aircraft flight cycles:

5420

Circumstances:

On approach to Villa Gesell Airport, the crew decided to abandon the approach, followed a circuit and eventually decided to land on the opposite runway. After takeoff on the wet runway 10, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its nose gear and right main gear and came to rest few dozen meters further, bursting into flames. All 90 occupants were quickly evacuated before the aircraft would be completely destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Improper use of controls on part of the crew caused the aircraft to overrun after landing. Marginal weather conditions were considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Learjet 25D off Posadas: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1989 at 1059 LT

Type of aircraft:

Learjet 25

Operator:

Registration:

LV-MMV

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Posadas-Libertador General José de San Martín

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Buenos Aires - Posadas

MSN:

25-259

YOM:

1978

Location:

Misiones

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Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight, the crew started an ILS approach to runway 01 at Posadas-Libertador General José San Martín Airport. As the aircraft was too high on the glide, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around. Few minutes later, he attempted to make a visual approach to runway 19. On final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the water surface and crashed in the Paraná River, few hundred meters offshore. Two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. Weather conditions were marginal at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Dinfia IA.50 Guaraní II in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Dinfia IA.50 Guaraní II

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Registration:

T-113

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Flight Type:

Military

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YOM:

1973

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Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840

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Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no injuries. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Rockwell Grand Commander 690C Jetprop 840 in Irigoyen

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1981 at 1915 LT

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Registration:

LV-OEV

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Flight Type:

Private

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Schedule:

Buenos Aires – San Miguel de Tucumán

MSN:

690-11628

YOM:

1980

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The twin engine airplane departed Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport on a flight to San Miguel de Tucumán. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and was cleared to divert to Paraná Airport. On descent, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in Irigoyen, about 7 km northeast of Paraná Airport. All four occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a BAc 111-529FR off Buenos Aires: 31 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1981 at 1053 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAc 111

Operator:

Registration:

LV-LOX

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

San Miguel de Tucumán - Buenos Aires

MSN:

212

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

AU901

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Aircraft flight hours:

21729

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from San Miguel de Tucumán, the crew started the descent to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport. At 1035LT the Tower controller cleared the flight to descend to 750 metres to the San Fernando VOR and cleared the flight for a direct approach to runway 13 from the VOR. At 1040LT the flight reported over the OP VOR and was cleared to land. The wind had shifted from 6 knots at 60° to 12 knots at 030°. Visibility was reducing. At 1042LT the crew reported the runway in sight and obtained the current weather information, which included heavy rainfall, wind 360 degrees at 10 knots. The pilots lost sight of the runway and decided to abort the approach. The One-Eleven continued South to the Quilmes (ILM) NDB. The Tower controller cleared the flight to hold over the ILM beacon at 900 metres. Because of Cumulonimbus clouds over the NDB, the crew requested a holding pattern over the Río de la Plata at 600 metres. At 10:52 they were cleared for another straight in approach to runway 31. Shortly afterwards the pilots lost control of the plane, which crashed into the river. Just 55-65% of the wreckage was recovered; both FDR and CVR were not found after 42 days of searching. All 31 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control of the aircraft and impact with the water by an error of appreciation by the pilot in assessing the meteorological conditions on crossing through a zone of influence of an extremely violent cumulonimbus.

Final Report:

Crash of a BAc 111-420EL near San Carlos de Bariloche: 46 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1977 at 0104 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAc 111

Operator:

Registration:

LV-JGY

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Buenos Aires - San Carlos de Bariloche

MSN:

155

YOM:

1968

Flight number:

AU009

Location:

San Carlos de Bariloche

Río Negro

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Captain / Total flying hours:

11918

Captain / Total hours on type:

3587.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

12347

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1691

Aircraft flight hours:

21272

Aircraft flight cycles:

22228

Circumstances:

The airplane was completing a charter flight and departed Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport at 2253LT bound for San Carlos de Bariloche. While on a night ILS approach to runway 28, the crew encountered technical problems with the ILS reception and the captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, the crew started the descent prematurely with a rate of descent of 2,200 feet per minute instead of the required 750 feet per minute. This caused the aircraft to descend below the minimum descent altitude until it collided with ground about 21 km east of the airport. All five crew members and 41 passengers were killed while 33 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused by the collision of the aircraft with the ground during the final approach to Bariloche runway after an improper and premature descent which was below safety limits. The accident can be attributed to a procedural error by the crew during the final approach in that they abandoned the ILS procedure, an action strongly and unduly influenced by the interruption of the VOR signal and also probably by the state of mind of the pilot-in-command.

Final Report:

Crash of a Vickers 769D Viscount in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: May 11, 1975

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

Operator:

Registration:

CX-AQO

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Montevideo – Buenos Aires

MSN:

322

YOM:

1958

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Circumstances:

After landing, the four engine airplane encountered difficulties and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest few dozen meters further. Three passengers were injured while all 54 other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft A65 Queen Air off Buenos Aires: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 65 Queen Air

Operator:

HISISA Argentina

Registration:

LV-JOC

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Buenos Aires - Bahia Blanca - Trelew

MSN:

LC-331

YOM:

1969

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