Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Rosario Argentina
Monday, May 17, 2004 22:19 UTC
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On May 17, 2004, at 2219 universal coordinated time, a Cessna T210J single-engine airplane, Argentine registration LV-JPB, was destroyed under impact with terrain following a loss of control near Rosario de la Frontera, Province of Salta, in the Republic of Argentina. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his 3 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane, serial number T210-0453, was owned and operated by INCAIR S.R.L., of Tocuman, Argentina. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the personal flight for which an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The cross-country flight originated from Salvador de Jujuy at 2110 UTC , with Tucuman, at its intended destination.
The 560-hour pilot lost control of the airplane while in cruise flight at 16,000 feet. The 1969-model airplane was not equipped with supplemental oxygen. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Argentina, Further information may be obtained from:
Republica de la Argentina
Junta de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion Civiles (JIAAC)
Avenida Belgrano 1370, Piso 11"B"
C.P. 1093 Capital Federal
Buenos Aires
Republica Argentina
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the Government of Argentina.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/17/2004 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 2219 |
| Event Time Zone | Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Event City | Rosario |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | ARGENTINA |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 2004 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 4 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 4 |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | CAA of Argentina |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 19 2004 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1025 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 1 2004 4:40PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Antonio, Texas |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | FTW04WA129 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Non-Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | -- |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | T210J |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | -- |
| ELT Activated | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | -- |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Street Address | Ruta 9 kilometro 1295 |
| Operator City | Tucuman |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | AR |
| Operator Zip code | 00000 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Jujuy |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | AR |
| Departure Time | 2110 |
| Departure Time Zone | UTC |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Tucuman |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | AR |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 1 2004 4:40PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |