Rosario – Córdoba

On December 20, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Rosario – Córdoba experienced a crash involving Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), operated by Private Argentinian, with the event recorded near Las Varillas Córdoba.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft departed Rosario-Islas Malvinas Airport at 2215LT on a return trip to Córdoba, carrying two pilots. Bound to the northwest at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the crew was cleared to descend to 6,000 feet few minutes after takeoff. At 2242LT, the crew reported his position over Ubrel. Twenty minutes later, at 2300LT, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located 6 km from Las Varillas. The wreckage was found the following morning. The aircraft was totally destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-WES, MSN 61-0480-127, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.8712°, -62.7048°.