CFIT Accident Piper PA-23-250 Aztec LV-JTM,
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Date:Tuesday 30 March 2004
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Owner/operator:
Registration: LV-JTM
MSN: 27-451
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:San Carlos de Bariloche Airport, RN -   Argentina
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Neuquén Airport, NE (NQN/SAZN)
Destination airport:Chapelco, NE
Investigating agency: JIAAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Struck ILS antenna on final approach and crashed.

Cause
On a medical evacuation flight, during the final leg of the instrument approach, impact of the left wing of the aircraft with the ILS GP subsystem antenna, due to the pilot descending, on final approach, below the minimum descent altitude.
Contributing factors:
1) Inadequate flight planning.
2) Inadequate company organization.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: JIAAC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol35.pdf


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-May-2023 09:08 harro Updated

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