Bae JETSTREAM3100 incident near Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ar, June 16, 2016
On June 16, 2016 at about 9:50 pm local time, a Bae JETSTREAM3100, registered LVZST, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires, Argentina (Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport). 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 incident. 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
- June 16, 2016 · about 9:50 pm local time
- Place
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bae JETSTREAM3100 3100
- Registration
- LVZST · no longer on the register · serial 941
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On June 16, 2016, a Jetstream BA-32, registration number LV-ZST, powered by Honeywell TPE331 turbo propeller engines experienced an engine fire during an engine test. The incident is being investigated by the Argentinian Junta de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC) and the NTSB was notified. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JIAAC under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine.
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
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during unknown defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Honeywell Tpe331 12UAR-701H (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: SABE Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Destination: SAFS Aerodromo Sunch
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.