Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 October 2010
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Paracaidismo Casares
Registration Number: CX-CAP
Location: 1 km SW of Santa Isabel, PA –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s)Aircraft engine(s)
Investigating Agency: JIAACJIAAC
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed near Santa Isabel Airport, Argentina, resulting in a fire and injuries. The incident occurred during a parachuting flight after takeoff, leading to a power loss and subsequent impact with the ground and aircraft fire. All skydivers were safely evacuated.An aircraft crashed near Santa Isabel Airport, Argentina, resulting in a fire and injuries. The incident occurred during a parachuting flight after takeoff, leading to a power loss and subsequent impact with the ground and aircraft fire. All skydivers were safely evacuated.
Description
The airplane failed to gain height, possibly as a result of engine problems, and crashed some 400 m past the runway of Santa Isabel Airport, Argentina. All skydivers got out safely but the airplane caught fire. Cause: “During a parachuting flight after takeoff, during you the climb phase, a power loss occurred, with subsequent impact with the ground and aircraft fire, due to causes which could not be reliably established.”
Primary Cause
Power loss during a parachuting flight after takeoff, resulting in impact with the ground and aircraft fire.Power loss during a parachuting flight after takeoff, resulting in impact with the ground and aircraft fire.Share on:
