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NTSB accident investigation · Air Tractor AT802 · La Riola, Argentina · August 19, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 19, 2024, 13:20 local (16:20 UTC)
Place
La Riola, Argentina
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
LV-CGSAir Tractor AT802
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
195001

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 10,189 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
LV-CGS
Reported as
Air Tractor AT802 (A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
802A-0374
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
3.73 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,100 ft broken
Temperature
57 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.15 inHg
Observed at
SANT, 193 nm away
METAR
SANT 191600Z VRB02KT 6000 BKN011 OVC017 14/11 Q1021 RERA