LAPA Flight 3142
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LAPA Flight 3142 was a scheduled Buenos Aires–Córdoba flight operated by the Argentine airline Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas.[1] On 31 August 1999 a Boeing 737[1] crashed while attempting to take off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport. The crash resulted in 65 fatalities — 63 occupants of the aircraft and two on the ground — as well as injuries, some serious, to at least a further 34 people.[2] It remains, as of 2022, the second deadliest aviation incident to occur in Argentina, behind Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 38 years prior.[3]
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Accident | |
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Date | 31 August 1999 |
Summary | Runway overrun due to incorrect flap configuration |
Site | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°34′1″S 58°24′7″W |
Total fatalities | 65 |
Total injuries | 34 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-204C |
Operator | Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA) |
IATA flight No. | MJ3142 |
ICAO flight No. | LPA3142 |
Call sign | LAPA 3142 |
Registration | LV-WRZ |
Flight origin | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Destination | Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, Argentina |
Occupants | 100 |
Passengers | 95 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 63 |
Injuries | 31 |
Survivors | 37 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 2 |
Ground injuries | 3 |
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