Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On November 21, 2011, about 1320 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28-236, Argentine Air Force designation PF-449, and a Cessna 152, Argentine registration LV-OOF, collided while on approach to Mercedes Airfield (MRD), Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction aboard the Cessna were fatally injured, while the 2 military pilots aboard the Piper were not injured. Both flights were conducted under Argentine flight regulations.
The investigation is under the direction of the Argentine Republic.
For further information contact:
Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil
1370 Belgrano Avenue 11th Floor
Buenos Aires, República Argentina C1093AAO
Fax - 54-11-4381-6333
Email - jiaaci@speedy.com.ar
This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the Argentine Republic.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA12WA089