Termas de Río Hondo – Río Cuarto

On April 27, 2014 at 07:15 PM, Termas de Río Hondo – Río Cuarto experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Argentinian, with the event recorded near Deán Funes Córdoba.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Termas de Río Hondo Airport on a flight to Río Cuarto, carrying six passengers and one pilot who took part to a motorcycle GP in Termas de Río Hondo. About 45 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 6,500 feet, the left engine failed. The pilot contacted ATC and was cleared to divert to Deán Funes Airfield. On approach, he realized he could not make it and attempted an emergency landing on the National Road 60 at km 835. After touchdown, the aircraft veered off the street, lost its nose gear and came to rest in bushes. One passenger and the pilot were injured while five other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-JGN, MSN 31-213, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.4267°, -64.3433°.