- Date
- July 3, 2012, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Concepcio, Argentina
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- LV-X243Lancair
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84288
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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 July 3, 2012, about 1230 coordinated universal time (0930 local time), a Lancair IV-P, Argentine registration LV-X243, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Concepcion, Corrientes Province, Argentina. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Posadas International Airport (SARP), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, was destined for Parana Airport (SAAP), Entre Rios, Argentina. The flight was 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 number 54-11-4381-6333 jiaaci@speedy.com.ar This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Argentine Republic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- LV-X243
- Reported as
- Lancair (IV-P)
- Category
- amateur-built
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- SARP · Buenos Aires
- Destination
- SAAP · Concepcion
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 17, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 114 KB in all.