# NTSB ERA17WA291: Mitsubishi MU2B, San Fernando, Argentina, July 24, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 24, 2017, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: San Fernando, Argentina
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95881/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA291

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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

The government of Argentina has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a MITSUBISHI MU2B airplane that occurred on July 24, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Argentina's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Argentina.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-MCV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU2B
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.