# NTSB DCA98RA003: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, October 10, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 10, 1997
- Place: Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 75 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA98RA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11048/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=11048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98RA003

## Aircraft

- Registration: LVWEG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Austral Airlines

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 9, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=11048. 7.0 MB in all.

- Final report - Mcdonnell Douglas DC 9-32 - uruguay (item 1, PDF, 195 pages, 7.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12033508&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Final%20Report-McDonnell%20Douglas%20DC%209-32-Uruguay-Master-Rel.pdf

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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