Piper PA42 LQ-BLU

Summary

On 13 June 2010 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper PA42 registered LQ-BLU was involved in an accident near Mercedes, Argentina. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 2010 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Mercedes, Argentina

Nearest airport

Mercedes (MRD)

Coordinates

-34.6494, -59.4506

Aircraft

Piper PA42

Registration

LQ-BLU

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buenos Aires → Villa Elvira

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA10WA430

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 13, 2010, about 1840 coordinated universal time (1540 local time), a Piper PA-42-1000, Argentine registration LQ-BLU, was substantially damaged when it overran the end of the runway and impacted a perimeter fence during a takeoff attempt from Mercedes Airport (MRD), Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The flight was destined for La Plata Airport (SADL), Villa Elvira, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The two crew members and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the public use flight conducted under Argentine flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Argentine Republic. For further information contact: FUERZA AÉREA ARGENTINA COMANDO DE REGIONES AEREAS Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil 1370 Belgrano Avenue 11th Floor Buenos Aires, República Argentina C1093AAO Fax number 54-11-4381-6333 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the Argentine Republic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.