# NTSB ERA14WA026: Luscombe 8 - E, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 14, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 14, 2013, 11:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates: -34.628612, -58.944999 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.6286&lon=-58.9450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: JIAAC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88327/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA026

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 392 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401/sequence.md)
- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8 - E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88327. 21 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 21 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403225&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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