ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45370
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 2002 |
| Time: | 09:03 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 Dakota |
| Owner/operator: | Inmobiliaria Algeciras SA |
| Registration: | CC-PMG |
| MSN: | 28-8111062 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Polvaredas -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plumerillo |
| Vina del Mar | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 11, 2002, at 1130 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-236 single-engine airplane, Chilean registration CC-PMG, was destroyed upon impact with mountainous terrain while in cruise flight near Polvaredas, Province of Mendoza, in the Republic of Argentina. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight at the point of departure, as well as their destination airport; however, the mountain passes in the Andes Mountains were obscured with prevailing high winds. The 1981 model airplane, serial number 28-8111062, was owned and operated by the pilot. The international cross-country personal flight originated from Plumerillo de Mendoza , Argentina, at 1100 UTC, with Vina del Mar, Chile, at its intended destination.
The wreckage of the airplane was located on the side of a mountain, approximately 100 meters below the crest of a 3,200 meters high mountain.
CAUSE:
During the crossing of the Andes, loss of lift and subsequent impact of the aircraft on the side of a hill, due to:
1) Using an inadequate route due to the height of the hills to be flown.
2) Failure to initiate timely evasive maneuvers.
3) Flying at levels close to the aircraft's service ceiling.
4) Flying too close to the mountain surface in a downstream area.
5) Flying without oxygen equipment in hypoxic conditions.
6) Lack of pilot experience in mountain flying.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021121X05503&key=1
El Informador 11 November 2002, p18A
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363635.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-May-2018 14:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2018 14:15 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-Aug-2020 16:04 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 16:06 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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