Government of the Province of Misiones

Learjet 25

Following an uneventful flight, the crew started an ILS approach to runway 01 at Posadas-Libertador General José San Martín Airport. As the aircraft was too high on the glide, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around. Few minutes later, he attempted to make a visual approach to runway 19. On final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the water surface and crashed in the Paraná River, few hundred meters offshore. Two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. Weather conditions were marginal at the time of the accident.

Beechcraft 65 Queen Air

While approaching Puerto Iguazú, the pilot informed ground about fire in the cabin and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames about 10 km south of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed, including the pilot. The Governor Irrazábal and vice-Governor Ayrault were flying back to Ciudad del Este following a meeting in Buenos Aires with the President of the Argentine Republic Juan Domingo Perón. 67 days after the accident, Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, the only survivor, died in unclear circumstances (a septicemia was suspected). Passengers: Mr. Juan Manuel Irrazábal, Governor of the Province of Misiones, † Mrs. Irrazábal, spouse of the Governor, † Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, daughter of the Governor, Mr. César Napoleón Ayrault, vice-Governor of the Province of Misiones, † Mrs. Ayrault, spouse of the vice-Governor. †