ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44509
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| Date: | Sunday 8 May 2005 |
| Time: | 22:27 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Borealis Taxi Aereo |
| Registration: | LV-LXO |
| MSN: | 31-7552076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ambrosia Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, CD -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Juan (SANU) |
| Cordoba (SACO) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 8, 2005, about 2227 Universal Time Coordinated, a Piper PA-31-350, of Argentinean registration, LV-LXO, collided with an antenna during an ILS approach to the International Airport Ambrosia Tar Avella, Cordoba, Argentina. Instrument meteorological condition prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed.
The pilot, copilot and 4 passengers received fatal injuries, and 3 passengers received serious injuries. Among them was the Argentinian racer Nicolas Vuyovich and Gustavo Ramonda, Director of the Toyota Corolla Racing Team who just won a race at the San Juan's autodrome. The airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the San Juan Airport, San Juan, Argentina, earlier that day, at an unspecified time.
The initial notification from Argentina's Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC) stated, the airplane was on an instrument approach to the airport when the accident occurred. The airplane collided with an antenna, lost control and impacted with the ground 700 metres short of the approach end of runway 18.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.baaa-acro.com/2005/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-cordoba-argentina-6-killed/
2. http://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/lv-lxo-piper-pa-31-350-chieftain-cn-31.html
3. http://www.aeroforo.com/showthread.php/3491-Accidente-LV-LXO
4. http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/2364084.pdf
5. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pde
6. http://www.sass.gov.ar/txt/noticia10.html
7. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/702826-el-mal-tiempo-podria-haber-causado-el-accidente-del-avion
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Images:
Don Torcuato International Airport -DOT- Buenos Aires. 10 oct-1997
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2009 16:41 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 11-Feb-2012 11:42 | eduardo baratti | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2015 00:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2015 00:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2017 18:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2017 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2017 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Aug-2018 07:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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