
Narrative:
The Learjet 35A, LV-BPA, crashed on takeoff from Río Grande Airport, Argentina. Both pilots and two medical personnel were killed.
The aircraft had departed San Fernando Airport, BA (FDO) in the morning on a medical transportation flight to Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD) and Río Grande Airport, TF (RGA). The accident occurred when the aircraft was returning to base.
Video footage from the accident shows the aircraft rolling left and descending before it hit the ground.
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SAWE 011715Z 28005KT 500 FU NSC 01/M01 Q0998
18:00 UTC / 15:00 local time:
SAWE 011800Z 30004KT CAVOK 02/M01 Q0998
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Friday 1 July 2022 |
| Time: | 14:11 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | Flying America SA |
| Registration: | LV-BPA |
| MSN: | 35-143 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13917 |
| Cycles: | 13170 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport, TF (RGA) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport, TF (RGA/SAWE), Argentina |
| San Fernando Airport, BA (FDO/SADF), Argentina |
The Learjet 35A, LV-BPA, crashed on takeoff from Río Grande Airport, Argentina. Both pilots and two medical personnel were killed.
The aircraft had departed San Fernando Airport, BA (FDO) in the morning on a medical transportation flight to Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD) and Río Grande Airport, TF (RGA). The accident occurred when the aircraft was returning to base.
Video footage from the accident shows the aircraft rolling left and descending before it hit the ground.
Accident investigation:

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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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METAR Weather report:
17:15 UTC / 14:15 local time:SAWE 011715Z 28005KT 500 FU NSC 01/M01 Q0998
18:00 UTC / 15:00 local time:
SAWE 011800Z 30004KT CAVOK 02/M01 Q0998
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— Diario HOY (@diariohoynet) July 2, 2022
Más imágenes del avión que se estrelló esta tarde en Río Grande. Cuatro personas fallecieron en el accidente.https://t.co/cIYfJZbbSG pic.twitter.com/Bo0X6WFESR
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport, TF to San Fernando Airport, BA as the crow flies is 2261 km (1413 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport, TF to San Fernando Airport, BA as the crow flies is 2261 km (1413 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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