- Date
- November 21, 2011, 13:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Mercedes, Argentina
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PG-449Piper PA-28-236LV-OOFCessna 152
- Defining events
- Approach: Midair collisionApproach: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 82412
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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.
Piper PA-28-236
Cessna 152
Factual narrative
On November 21, 2011, about 1320 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28-236, Argentine Air Force designation PF-449, and a Cessna 152, Argentine registration LV-OOF, collided while on approach to Mercedes Airfield (MRD), Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction aboard the Cessna were fatally injured, while the 2 military pilots aboard the Piper were not injured. Both flights were conducted under Argentine flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Argentine Republic. For further information contact: Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil 1370 Belgrano Avenue 11th Floor Buenos Aires, República Argentina C1093AAO Fax - 54-11-4381-6333 Email - jiaaci@speedy.com.ar This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the Argentine Republic.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- PG-449
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Argentina Air Force
- Destination
- MRD · Mercedes
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MRD · Mercedes Airfield
- Registration
- LV-OOF
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Serial number
- 152-84645
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MRD · Mercedes Airfield
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 30, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 46 KB in all.