Beechcraft B90 LV-CEO
19 March 2015 · Punta del Este, Uruguay · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 2015 at about 20:38 local time, a Beechcraft B90 registered LV-CEO was involved in an accident near Punta del Este, Uruguay. 10 people were on board and 10 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Punta del Este, Uruguay
- Nearest airport
- Cpt Corbeta CA Curbelo Intl (SULS)
- Coordinates
- -34.8553, -55.0942
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B90
- Registration
- LV-CEO
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Punta del Este → Buenos Aires
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ERA15RA163
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On March 19, 2015, about 20:38 Local Time, a Beech Model B90 King Air, Argentine Registration LV-CEO, operated by Drogueria Meta, S.A., impacted water in Laguna del Sauce, Punta del Este, Uruguay. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and flight plan information was unknown for the charter flight which departed from Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport (SULS) immediately prior to the accident and was destined for San Fernando Airport (SADF), Republic of Argentina. The two pilots and 8 passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed due to impact forces and post-crash fire. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Comision Investigadora De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion of Uruguay. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comision Investigadora De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Av. Wilson Ferreira Aldunate (ex Cno. Carrasco) 5519 Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco Caneiones, Uruguay Telephone: 00598 26014851 Fax: 00598 26014851 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Uruguay.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2012 | Beechcraft B90 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Riddell Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2012 | Beechcraft B90 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | Skydive Midwest | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Beechcraft B90 | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | Brigman Ivan T | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2009 | Beechcraft B90 | West Point, Virginia, United States | Rampart Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Beechcraft B90 | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Franklin County Sport Parachute Center, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2007 | Beechcraft B90 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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