Incident Agusta A-109 A LV-WJC, Wednesday 30 June 1999
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Date:Wednesday 30 June 1999
Time:11:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic A109 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta A-109 A
Owner/operator:Gobierno de Santa Fe
Registration: LV-WJC
MSN: 7142
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Los Amores, Dto. Vera, Santa Fe -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Villa Ocampo
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: JIAAC
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Detachment of the tail rotor and its attachment structure, during a cruise phase transfer flight, and subsequent emergency landing, due to possible inadequate maintenance of the tail rotor.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: JIAAC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://jst.gob.ar/files/5457596.pdf
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/search?q=LV-WJC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2025 13:58 gwydd Added
03-Mar-2025 14:00 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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