M7AERO SW3 CP2548

Summary

On 6 September 2011 at about 23:10 local time, a M7AERO SW3 registered CP2548, operated by AeroCon, was involved in an accident near Trinidad, Bolivia. 9 people were on board and 8 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 2011 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Trinidad, Bolivia

Nearest airport

Trinidad (SLTR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

M7AERO SW3

Registration

CP2548

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

AeroCon

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Cruz → Trinidad

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA11RA098

8 people died.

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 September 6, 2011, an Aerocon Swearingen SA-227 Metroliner, registration CP-2548 performing flight A4-238 from Santa Cruz to Trinidad (Bolivia) with 7 passengers and 2 crew, was on approach to Trinidad when radio contact was lost. The airplane was located three days later during search efforts. Six passengers and two crew were fatally injured, and one passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil(DGAC)of Bolivia is investigating the accident. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to: Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Vivienda Viceministerio de Transportes Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Palacio de Comunicaciones Av. Mcal. Santa Cruz No. 1278 4° Piso La Paz Bolivia Website: www.dgac.gov.bo

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.