Overview

• A Cessna 182D Skylane used for parachuting operations crashed during takeoff at the Aeródromo de Allen, killing flight instructor Juan Francisco Molla Klein and injuring two occupants.
• The 30-year-old instructor, a respected figure in the local aviation community, was filming the takeoff on the ground when the aircraft lost control and struck him fatally.
• The two injured occupants, a couple from Cipolletti, were transported to the Allen hospital; the woman sustained minor injuries while the pilot was treated for shock and a nasal injury.
• Preliminary investigations by the national transport safety board (JST) and local authorities are ongoing, with no definitive cause yet identified for the loss of control during takeoff.
• The incident has deeply impacted the regional parachuting and aviation community, with calls for a review of safety protocols in small-aircraft operations.