# NTSB ERA16WA321: Vans RV7, Cordoba, Argentina, May 19, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 19, 2016, 20:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Cordoba, Argentina
- Coordinates: -32.805831, -63.834445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.8058&lon=-63.8344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: 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): 94063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA321
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94063/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA321

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: 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 May 19, 2016, about 2015 coordinated universal time, an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-7, Argentine registration LV-X566, operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during aerobatic maneuvers near Cordoba, Argentina. The Argentine pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under Argentine flight regulations.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-X566 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV7
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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