# NTSB DCA11RA059: Saab 340, Los Menucos, Argentina, May 18, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 18, 2011, 23:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Los Menucos, Argentina
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 21 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11RA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79156/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11RA059

## Factual narrative

On May 18, 2011, at about 23:47 UTC, a Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A, registration LV-CEJ, was enroute from Neuquén, Argentina, to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina when the flight crew declared an emergency then disappeared from radar. The aircraft was later discovered crashed about 35 km from Los Menucos (Argentina). There were 3 crew and 18 passengers on board, all fatal. The Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) of Argentina is investigating the accident. All inquiries should be directed to the JIAAC at: Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) Avenida Belgrano 1370 - Piso 11 C1093AAO, Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina E-mail: info@jiaac.gov.ar Website: www.jiaac.gov.ar

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-CEJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340 (A)
- Engines: GENERAL ELECTRIC turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Sol Lineas Aereas
- Registered owner: Sol Lineas Aereas

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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