Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 1 April 2000 |
Time: | 08:00 |
Type: |  Cessna 208A Caravan 675 |
Operator: | Taxval |
Registration: | LV-ZSR |
MSN: | 20800311 |
First flight: | 2000 |
Total airframe hrs: | 121 |
Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Gualeguaychú, ER ( Argentina)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Estancia Las Cruces, ER, Argentina |
Destination airport: | San Fernando Airport, BA (SADF), Argentina |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed after takeoff in instrument conditions (fog). The pilot was not qualified for IFR flights.
Probable Cause:
CAUSA: "Impacto de la aeronave contra el terreno, después del despegue, al volar en condiciones de vuelo por instrumentos y no estar el piloto adiestrado ni habilitado para ese tipo de vuelo."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | JIAAC Argentina  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 244 days (8 months) | Accident number: | 5473535 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Flightcrew un(der)qualified
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» JIAAC (DISPOSICION Nº 141/00)
» Scramble 258
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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.