# NTSB ERA17WA303: Schempp Hirth VENTUS2C, San Carlos de Bolivar, Argentina, December 3, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 3, 2016, 17:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: San Carlos de Bolivar, Argentina
- Coordinates: -36.204166, -61.069168 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-36.2042&lon=-61.0692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA303
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95926/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA303

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 3, 2016, about 1750 coordinated universal time, a Schempp Hirth Ventus-2C motorized glider, Argentine registration LV-EDB, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain after the left wing detached from the fuselage during soaring maneuvers near San Carlos de Bolivar, Buenos Aires. The Argentine pilot was 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 Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) Avenida Belgrano 1370 – Piso 11 C1093AAO, Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Tel.: (54) 11 4382-8890 / 91 E-mail: info@jiaac.gov.ar This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Argentina

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-EDB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP HIRTH VENTUS2C
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 21
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed: SAZI, San Carlos de
- Destination: SAZI, San Carlos de

## Weather



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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