# NTSB ERA13WA135: Cessna 172, La Matanza, Argentina, February 8, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 8, 2013, 22:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: La Matanza, Argentina
- Coordinates: -34.771945, -58.770832
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.7719&lon=-58.7708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86232/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA135

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 8, 2013, at 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Cessna 172, Argentine registration LV-GEU, impacted terrain while maneuvering at an altitude of approximately 500 feet in the vicinity of Matanza Airport (SADZ), La Matanza, Argentina. The local flight was operated by Centro Universitario de Aviación. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Argentina. Further information can be obtained from: Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil Avda Belgrano 1370 Piso 11 “B” C.P. 1093 Capital Federal Buenos Aires Argentina (54) 11 4317-6704 / 05 jiacc@speedy.com.ar This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Argentina.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-GEU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36472
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Centro Universitario de Aviacion
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SADZ, Matanza
- Destination: SADZ, Matanza
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 12, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86232. 84 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387678&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-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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