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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 2015 |
| Time: | 20:38 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | LV-CEO |
| MSN: | LJ-454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Laguna Del Sauce Airport (PDP/SULS) -
 Uruguay
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laguna del Sauce Airport (PDP/SULS) |
| San Fernando Airport, BA (SADF) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beechcraft B90 King Air, LV-CEO, was destroyed when it crashed in shallow water shortly after takeoff from runway 01 at Laguna Del Sauce Airport (PDP/SULS), Uruguay.
The ten occupants perished.
Causes:
- Failure to comply with Aeronautical Regulations with respect to:
* The aircraft was not qualified to perform contracted flights, because it was under RAAC 91. If the aircraft had been included in the operation of RAAC 135 Non-Scheduled Air Transportation, the company would have gone through a certification process performed by ANAC.
* The process of crew qualification is not clear if it was complied with.
- Failure to comply with the aircraft manufacturer's instructions regarding the operation and limitations of the aircraft.
- Inadequate clearance of pilots to fly the aircraft.
- Pressure from the owners of the aircraft to perform the flights.
- Crew fatigue and stress.
- Inadequate aircraft maintenance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://tn.com.ar/sociedad/comunicado-de-la-fuerza-aerea-de-uruguay-por-el-accidente-de-la-aeronave-argentina_577922_
http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/buscan-avion-que-desaparecio-radares.html
http://www.maldonadonoticias.com/beta/actualidad/8010-accidente-a%C3%A9reo-que-cobr%C3%B3-la-vida-de-10-personas-en-laguna-del-sauce-fue-por-falla-humana.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 November 2013 | LV-CEO | 0 | San Fernando, BA |  |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photo(c): JIAAC
Media:
#EXCLUSIVO Fotos del rescate de las víctimas del avión accidentado en Punta del Este. pic.twitter.com/hRjpBEqRjq"
— ÚLTIMO MOMENTO (@Ult_momento) March 20, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2015 07:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Mar-2015 07:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Mar-2015 07:08 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2015 07:09 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2015 13:00 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2015 18:53 | PepeLuiPH | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2015 13:09 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 14-Nov-2016 12:19 | nefridio | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2018 09:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 07-Mar-2022 21:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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