# NTSB ERA13WA162: Beech 35, Los Amores, Santa Fe, Argentina, March 9, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 9, 2013, 20:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Los Amores, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Coordinates: 28.12861, -59.836944
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1286&lon=-59.8369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86399/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA162

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 March 9, 2013, about 2030 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Beech 35, Paraguayan registration ZP-BAM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Los Amores, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed from Resistencia Airport (SARE), Chaco Province, Argentina, and was destined for Pehuajo Airport (SAZP), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The flight was conducted under Argentine flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Argentina. Further information can be obtained from: Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil 1370 Belgrano Avenue 11th Floor Buenos Aires, República Argentina C1093AAO Fax - 54-11-4381-6333 This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Argentina.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZP-BAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Engines: Continental IO-520B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SARE, Resistencia, Ch
- Destination: SAZP, Pehuajo, B.A.
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 15, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86399. 172 KB in all.

- Argentina Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 172 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40388744&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Argentina%20Foreign%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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