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| Date: | Sunday 1 January 2012 |
| Time: | 13:35 UTC |
| Type: | Suricato I |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | LV-X433 |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orense, Buenos Aires Province -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Suricato I crashed near Orense, Buenos Aires Province, when observing the Dakar Rally from their ultralight.
The pilot (37) and his son (11) were killed.
Cause
In a general aviation flight, in the initial ascent phase, there was an entry into loss of lift, which could not be recovered, and impact against the ground; due to a combination of the following factors:
- Little training and coaching to recover the aircraft from this abnormal attitude.
- Probable effect of adverse weather conditions.
- Possible loss of power (of unknown origin).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/accidente-avioneta-tres_arroyos_0_BkAd50u3wme.html_
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/88839/father-son-flying-over-dakar-rally-die-in-plane-crash
https://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201201021951-cro-ren1088-2_killed_when_ultralight_crashes_at_dakar_rally
http://www.lanueva.com/edicion_impresa/nota/3/01/2012/c13020/nota_papel.pdf
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/10-12.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 11:00 | harro | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 12:17 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2012 11:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2020 08:50 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2020 08:51 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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