- Date
- June 13, 2010, 18:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Mercedes, Argentina
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- LQ-BLUPiper PA42
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 76994
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On June 13, 2010, about 1840 coordinated universal time (1540 local time), a Piper PA-42-1000, Argentine registration LQ-BLU, was substantially damaged when it overran the end of the runway and impacted a perimeter fence during a takeoff attempt from Mercedes Airport (MRD), Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The flight was destined for La Plata Airport (SADL), Villa Elvira, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The two crew members and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the public use flight conducted under Argentine flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Argentine Republic. For further information contact: FUERZA AÉREA ARGENTINA COMANDO DE REGIONES AEREAS Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil 1370 Belgrano Avenue 11th Floor Buenos Aires, República Argentina C1093AAO Fax number 54-11-4381-6333 jiaaci@speedy.com.ar This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the Argentine Republic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- LQ-BLU
- Reported as
- Piper PA42 (1000)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42-552703
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nacion
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MRD · Buenos Aires
- Destination
- Villa Elvira
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MRD · Mercedes
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Injuries
- None
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 10, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 24 KB in all.