# NTSB ERA15WA213: Cessna 182, Bajo Hondo, Argentina, May 13, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 13, 2015, 18:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place: Bajo Hondo, Argentina
- Coordinates: -38.745555, -61.797222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-38.7456&lon=-61.7972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- 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): 91177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA213
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91177/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA213

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 13, 2015, about 1835 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cessna 182, Argentine registration LV-CXM, impacted power lines while maneuvering during an aerial survey flight near Bajo Hondo, Argentina. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by postcrash fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Argentina. Further information can be obtained from: Junta de Investigation de Accidentes de Aviación Civil de Argentina (JIACC) Av Belgrano 1370, Buenos Aires, Argentina info@jiaac.gov.ar This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Argentina.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-CXM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Continental Motors Inc O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aerotec Argentina SA
- Registered owner: Aerotec Argentina SA
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Departed: SAZB, Bahia Blanca
- Destination: SADL, La Plata

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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