Buenos Aires - Paraná

On June 2, 1995 at 07:00 PM, Buenos Aires - Paraná experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Lineas Aéreas Entre Rios - LAER, with the event recorded near Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport runway 13, while climbing, the crew declared an emergency following an engine failure and was cleared to return. While completing a 180 turn, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in the sea about 2,700 metres short of runway 31, three minutes after departure. A passenger survived while six other occupants were killed, all members of the corporate of LAER.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-MIU, MSN 402B-1332, year of manufacture 1978.