Serious incident McDonnell Douglas MD-88 LV-VBZ,
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Date:Wednesday 25 March 2009
Time:04:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD88 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Owner/operator:Aerolíneas Argentinas
Registration: LV-VBZ
MSN: 53049/2031
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Trelew, -   Argentina
Phase:
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:(SAAE)
Destination airport:El Calafate Airport, SC (FTE/SAWC)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
On March 25, 2009, an Aerolineas Argentinas SA MD-88, registration LV-VBZ, experienced smoke/fumes in the cabin and diverted to Almirante Zar Airport, Trelew, Argentina. There were no injuries to the 71 people onboard. The flight was enroute from Jorge Newbery Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to El Calafate Airport, Calafate, Argentina.

Probable Cause: .

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DCA09WA044
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 years and 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DCA09WA044

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 October 2010 LV-VBZ Aerolíneas Argentinas 0 El Calafate (Prov. de Santa Cruz) non

Revision history:

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25-Mar-2024 07:57 ASN Update Bot Added

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