# NTSB ERA12WA444: Lancair, Concepcio, Argentina, July 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 3, 2012, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Concepcio, Argentina
- Coordinates: -28.596944, -58.136943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-28.5969&lon=-58.1369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA444
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84288/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA444

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 17, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84288. 114 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record (item 1, .PDF, 114 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372831&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-Master.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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