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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:43 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | LV-CVT |
| MSN: | 24-224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierras de las Animas, departamento de Maldonado -
 Uruguay
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Fernando Airport, BA (SADF) |
| Punta del Este International Airport (PDP/SULS) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane flew between San Fernando near Buenos Aires to Laguna del Sauce in Uruguay, was lost from the radar en route around 12:43 local time, being located near 17:00 by a helicopter of the Uruguayan Air Force crashed near Sierras de las Ánimas, with both on board perished as result.
Probable Cause.
Continuing a planned VFR flight without visual contact with terrain and descending in the same conditions until impacting terrain.
Contributing Factors.
Inadequate assessment of weather conditions. Inadequate decision making process due to poor situational awareness and inadequate operational risk management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lacapital.com.ar/informacion-general/un-avion-argentino-cayo-uruguay-y-murieron-sus-dos-tripulantes-n2682789.html
https://ladiaria.com.uy/politica/articulo/2021/8/hallaron-aeronave-argentina-desaparecida-este-domingo-en-sierra-de-las-animas-con-los-dos-tripulantes-fallecidos/
Media:
(1/2) - La JST tomó conocimiento del accidente ocurrido con la aeronave matrícula LV-CVT en las Sierras de las Animas, departamento de Maldonado (Uruguay). En ese sentido, tal como lo establece el Anexo 13 de la Organización Internacional de Aviación Civil (OACI).
— Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (@JSTsucesos) August 22, 2021
#UltimoMomento #Ahora #Urgente #UltimaHora #Urgente Encuentran la avioneta que salió de San Fernando (Argentina), la misma fue hallada en Sierras de las Ánimas (Uruguay). En el lugar se encontraban los dos jóvenes de 22 y 27 años fallecidos #QEPD pic.twitter.com/DDfbE1Mki5
— BairesNews (@baires_news) August 23, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2021 06:06 | poxipol | Added |
| 23-Aug-2021 09:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Aug-2021 09:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 18:23 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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