- Date
- October 14, 2013, 11:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- LV-RTSLuscombe 8 - E
- Defining event
- Approach: VFR encounter with IMC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- JIAAC
- Case key
- 88327
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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 October 14, 2013, about 1134 coordinated universal time, a Luscombe 8E, Argentina registration LV-RTS, was substantially damaged, during descent in thick fog, when it impacted terrain in an industrial park. The flight had departed Zarate Airport (SATE), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and was enroute to Chascomus Airport (SMUS), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, when the accident occurred. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. 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-RTS
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8 - E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Manuel Alvarez
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- SATE · Zarate
- Destination
- SMUS · Chascomus
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 21 KB in all.