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NTSB accident investigation · Air Tractor AT502 · Rivadavia, Argentina · December 13, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 13, 2017, 15:30 local (15:30 UTC)
Place
Rivadavia, Argentina
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
LV-ZZXAir Tractor AT502
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Low altitude operation/event
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96575

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The government of Argentina has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Air Tractor AT-502B airplane that occurred on December 13, 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-ZZX
Reported as
Air Tractor AT502 (B)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
502B-0675
Engine
unknown
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Aerotec Argentina S.A.
Equipment
Unknown