- Date
- July 16, 2013, 20:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- LV-BPPCessna 172N
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 87546
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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 16, 2013, about 2007 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172N, Argentine registration LV-BPP, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on approach to land at the Quilmes Airport (SADQ), Buenos Aires, Argentina. The flight instructor and a second pilot were fatally injured. The local instructional 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
- LV-BPP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Bonaerense de Aviacion S.A.
- Registered owner
- Bonaerense de Aviacion S.A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- SADQ · Buenos Aires
- Destination
- SADQ · Buenos Aires
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SADQ · Quilmes
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 54 KB in all.