ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208A Caravan 675 LV-ZSR Gualeguaychú, ER
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Saturday 1 April 2000
Time:08:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208A Caravan 675
Operator:Taxval
Registration: LV-ZSR
MSN: 20800311
First flight: 2000
Total airframe hrs:121
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Gualeguaychú, ER (   Argentina)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Estancia Las Cruces, ER, Argentina
Destination airport:San Fernando Airport, BA (SADF), Argentina
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after takeoff in instrument conditions (fog). The pilot was not qualified for IFR flights.

Probable Cause:

CAUSA: "Impacto de la aeronave contra el terreno, después del despegue, al volar en condiciones de vuelo por instrumentos y no estar el piloto adiestrado ni habilitado para ese tipo de vuelo."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: JIAAC Argentina
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 244 days (8 months)
Accident number: 5473535
Download report: Final report

Classification:

Flightcrew un(der)qualified
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» JIAAC (DISPOSICION Nº 141/00)
» Scramble 258


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