Summary
On May 18, 2011, a Saab 340 (LV-CEJ) was involved in an accident near Los Menucos, AR. The accident resulted in 21 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
On May 18, 2011, at about 23:47 UTC, a Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A, registration LV-CEJ, was enroute from Neuquén, Argentina, to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina when the flight crew declared an emergency then disappeared from radar. The aircraft was later discovered crashed about 35 km from Los Menucos (Argentina). There were 3 crew and 18 passengers on board, all fatal. The Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) of Argentina is investigating the accident. All inquiries should be directed to the JIAAC at:
Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) Avenida Belgrano 1370 - Piso 11 C1093AAO, Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina E-mail: info@jiaac.gov.ar Website: www.jiaac.gov.ar
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA11RA059. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft LV-CEJ.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On May 18, 2011, at about 23:47 UTC, a Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A, registration LV-CEJ, was enroute from Neuquén, Argentina, to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina when the flight crew declared an emergency then disappeared from radar. The aircraft was later discovered crashed about 35 km from Los Menucos (Argentina). There were 3 crew and 18 passengers on board, all fatal.
The Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC)
of Argentina is investigating the accident. All inquiries should be directed to the JIAAC at:
Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC)
Avenida Belgrano 1370 - Piso 11
C1093AAO, Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
E-mail: info@jiaac.gov.ar
Website: www.jiaac.gov.ar
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA11RA059