Fairchild SA227 accident near Tierra Del Fuego, Ar, March 22, 2016
On March 22, 2016 at about 7:38 pm local time, a Fairchild SA227, registered LVZEB, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Tierra Del Fuego. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 22, 2016 · about 7:38 pm local time
- Place
- Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA227 · all SA227s on the register
- Registration
- LVZEB · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Argentina Junta de Investigacion de Acidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Fairchild SA-226 that occurred on March 22, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JIAAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the JIAAC.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.