Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 August 1978
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-351B
Owner/operator: LAN Chile
Registration Number: CC-CCX
Location: 2,5 km W of Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft was approaching runway 11 in dense fog. Due to a collision with an obstacle during final approach, it descended 2500 meters short of the runway threshold and 300 meters outside the runway centerline. The impact occurred on the grounds of the Ezeiza Atomic Center (CAE). The probable cause is a collision with an obstacle during final approach resulting from non-compliance with regulatory procedures.A Cessna 172 aircraft was approaching runway 11 in dense fog. Due to a collision with an obstacle during final approach, it descended 2500 meters short of the runway threshold and 300 meters outside the runway centerline. The impact occurred on the grounds of the Ezeiza Atomic Center (CAE). The probable cause is a collision with an obstacle during final approach resulting from non-compliance with regulatory procedures.
Description
The aircraft was approaching runway 11 in fog when it struck trees in a gentle descent, some 2500 m short of the runway threshold and 300 m out of line with the runway centreline. The aircraft came down on the grounds of the Ezeiza Atomic Center (CAE). PROBABLE CAUSE: “Collision with obstacle during final approach due to non-compliance with regulatory procedures.”
Primary Cause
Collision with obstacle during final approach due to non-compliance with regulatory procedures.Collision with obstacle during final approach due to non-compliance with regulatory procedures.Share on:
