San Luis - Buenos Aires

On November 20, 1992 at 09:10 PM, San Luis - Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, with the event recorded near San Luis San Luis.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

113 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 113 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 107, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The landing at San Luis Airport was relatively heavy so the copilot requested ground personnel to check the undercarriage before departure, and nothing abnormal was reported. During the takeoff roll, just before the aircraft reached V1 speed, the tyre n°4 burst while the tyre n°3 lost pressure. The captain decided to abort the takeoff maneuver and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 125 metres further, bursting into flames. All 113 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. It was reported the aircraft landed hard at San Luis Airport at 2046LT and took off at 2110LT, giving a gap of 24 minutes between landing and takeoff.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-JNE, MSN 20408, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.3288°, -64.9999°.