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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | LV-X768 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Club de Planeadores de Trenque Lauquen, BA -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | JST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Pitts S-1S suffered an accident at the Club de Planeadores de Trenque Lauquen.
Local media report that the pilot was practicing aerobatics when control was lost with the aircraft entering an inverted spin.
Sources:
https://www.veradia.com/nota.php?id=21767
https://infotecrealico.com.ar/contenido/54838/perdio-la-vida-el-piloto-acrobatico-martin-reyes-mientras-volaba-sus-avion-pitts
Media:
[SUCESO] #Aviación Accidente con la aeronave Pitts S1, matrícula a confirmar, ocurrido en el Club de Planeadores de Trenque Lauquen (https://t.co/8Eowe2WaD2.) Investiga Sede Central.
— Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (@JSTsucesos) March 5, 2023
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