Overview
- Three occupants — a pilot and two passengers — were conscious with trauma injuries and were transported to Hospital Fernández for studies, according to emergency officials.
- Authorities reported a mechanical problem that led to an autorotation, with rotor damage tipping the Robinson R44 onto its side on the clay courts.
- Emergency crews reached the scene within minutes, secured the area beside the Illia highway, and reported no fuel spill or fire risk.
- Flight-tracking data identified the aircraft as LV-JKR departing San Fernando around 20:08, climbing to roughly 300 meters, and crashing about nine minutes later after a straight route into the city.
- The Unidad de Flagrancia Norte imputed the 46-year-old pilot for lesiones culposas and ordered an alcohol test, while ANAC and the Transport Ministry’s safety board are leading the technical examinations.