# NTSB ERA13WA332: Cessna 172N, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 16, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 16, 2013, 20:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates: -35.400001, -57.366664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-35.4000&lon=-57.3667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- 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): 87546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA332
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87546/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87546
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA332

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: 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)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272825
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87546. 54 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397473&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement%20-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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