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Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428

Coordinates: 41°05′16″S 067°56′53″W / 41.08778°S 67.94806°W / -41.08778; -67.94806
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Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 was a passenger flight which crashed near the towns of Los Menucos and Prahuaniyeu, in Río Negro, Argentina. The flight made the last leg of the route that included the Argentine cities of Córdoba, Mendoza, Neuquén and Comodoro Rivadavia, on May 18, 2011. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Saab 340.[1]

Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
LV-CEJ, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date18 May 2011 (2011-05-18)
SummaryStalled due to severe icing conditions and pilot error
SiteApprox. 30 km SW of Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina
41°05′16″S 067°56′53″W / 41.08778°S 67.94806°W / -41.08778; -67.94806
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSaab 340A
OperatorSol Líneas Aéreas
IATA flight No.OSL 5428
RegistrationLV-CEJ
Flight originRosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport, Rosario, Argentina
1st stopoverIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, Argentina
2nd stopoverGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, Mendoza, Argentina
3rd stopoverPresidente Perón International Airport, Neuquén, Argentina
DestinationGeneral Enrique Mosconi International Airport, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Occupants22
Passengers19
Crew3
Fatalities22
Survivors0

The passengers, 22 occupants (18 adult passengers, 1 child and 3 crew members) died at the scene.

Juan Adalberto Raffo and Adriano Bolatti were the pilot and co-pilot respectively.

Raffo, 45 years old at the time of his death, had 20 years of experience flying planes, first in the Argentine Naval Prefecture, later in Southern Winds until the company closed, and in Sol for 5 years. He lived in the city of Córdoba, near the airport. He was married and the father of four (4) children.

Bolatti lived in Rosario, was divorced and had two young children.

The flight attendant was Jessica Fontán, a 25-year-old from Rosario. She was also the union delegate representing her colleagues in the navigators' union and she had already made several claims for anomalies that she detected in the normal operation of the company.

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The accident is featured in the sixth episode of Season 20 of Air Crash Investigation, also known as Mayday. The episode is titled "Icy Descent".[2]

References

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  1. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Saab 340A LV-CEJ Prahuaniyeu, RN". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 on IMDb

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