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Three injured in small plane collapse in San Luis, Argentina

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September 18 |

Argentine authorities reported Sunday that three people were injured after a small plane caught fire after crashing while attempting to land at the airport of San Luis, in the center of the country.

Local media reported that the aircraft went off the runway while attempting to land at Brigadier Mayor César R. Ojeda Airport, in the city of La Punta. The people on board the aircraft suffered third degree burns and were taken to Hospital Ramón Carrillo.

The accident occurred at about 10:00 local time west of the control tower. Three men – aged 36, 52 and 69 – were on the flight.

The crew was traveling from Buenos Aires to San Luis to participate in a Turismo Carretera meeting, which took place at the Rosendo Hernández racetrack in San Luis.

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On the other hand, the entities stated that investigations are still ongoing to determine what caused the accident, although Argentine platforms affirm that the Beechcraft G36 Bonanza light aircraft, registration LV-GLQ, broke up due to strong crosswinds that made landing difficult.

The National Meteorological Service (SMN) had announced for this Sunday a yellow alert for extreme winds coming from the southern sector “of between 40 and 50 km/h and gusts of around 70 km/h, which may be higher at times”.

In spite of these comments from weather agencies, the authorities insist on waiting for the results of all the surveys to be gathered.

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