Buenos Aires – Santa Fe – Posadas

On June 3, 1998 at 07:22 AM, Buenos Aires – Santa Fe – Posadas experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by Air Tango, with the event recorded near Santa Fe-Sauce Viejo Santa Fe.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Santa Fe-Sauce Viejo Airport by night, the crew was informed about poor weather conditions at destination. The visibility was estimated to be 30 metres in foggy conditions, well below minimums. As the crew elected to attempt an approach, he as cleared for and ILS approach to runway 03. On short final, the aircraft descended below the MDA and struck the ground 430 metres short of runway threshold. On impact, it lost its undercarriage and slid for another 180 metres before coming to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-WIL, MSN AC-537, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.7118°, -60.7976°.