# NTSB ERA20WA170: Learjet 35, Esquel, Argentina, May 6, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 6, 2020, 01:45 local (01:45 UTC)
- Place: Esquel, Argentina
- Coordinates: -42.903888, -71.135833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-42.9039&lon=-71.1358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101242/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA170

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Argentina has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a LEARJET 35 airplane that occurred on May 06, 2020. 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-BXU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 35 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35A-462
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: SAVE

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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