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NTSB accident investigation · Learjet 35 · Tierra del Fuego, Argentina · July 1, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
July 1, 2022, 14:30 local (17:30 UTC)
Place
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina · Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
LV-BPALearjet 35
Defining event
Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
105409

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
LV-BPA
Reported as
Learjet 35 (A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
35-143
Built
1978
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
None
Airport
SAWE · Aeropuerto Internacional Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel
Equipment
Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 6 knots
Visibility
6.21 statute miles
Temperature
32 °F, dew point 30 °F
Icing
Unknown
Turbulence
Unknown
Observed at
SAWE
METAR
SAWE 011700Z 29006KT CAVOK 00/M01 Q0999 RMK PP000