Accident Flightstar AgStar LV-U242, Wednesday 15 January 2003
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Date:Wednesday 15 January 2003
Time:19:40
Type:Flightstar AgStar
Owner/operator:
Registration: LV-U242
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Sampacho, CD -   Argentina
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: JIAAC
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff.

Cause
During take-off the ULM collided with a perimeter fence post and the ground, due to inadequate control over the ULM's take-off path.
Contributing factors:
1) Inadequate place to perform air operations.
2) Variable wind on the surface, high temperature and humidity

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: JIAAC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol34.pdf
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363674.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2012 13:32 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ]
22-Aug-2020 19:43 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Aug-2020 19:44 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]

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