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| Date: | Saturday 10 January 1998 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Saab 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Kaiken Líneas Aéreas |
| Registration: | LV-WXE |
| MSN: | 340A-072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Aeródromo Trelew – Pcia. de Chubut -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | CRD |
| REL | |
| Investigating agency: | JST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During take-off of a passenger flight, detachment of the outer wheel of the left main landing gear, with subsequent uneventful landing, due to breakage of the outer part of the wheel axle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://jst.gob.ar/files/5422498.pdf
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2010/10/lv-wxe-saab-340a-cn-72.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2025 19:04 | gwydd | Added |
| 03-Mar-2025 19:06 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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