Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, owned by Grupo Kowzef (Federico Alejandro Bonomi), departed San Fernando (Buenos Aires) at 1222 local time on an executive flight to Carmelo, Uruguay. While on approach to Carmelo-Zagarzazú Airport runway 35, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions and initiated a go-around procedure. Minutes later, the pilot attempted a second approach under visual flight rules (VFR). During a slight left turn in descent, the aircraft impacted the surface of the Río de la Plata and came to rest in shallow water approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Carmelo Airport. The pilot and four passengers were killed; four other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the pilot suffered a loss of situational awareness due to a poor evaluation of the flight conditions upon arrival. Contributing factors included: the pilot's failure to return to the departure airport or divert to an alternate airport due to poor weather conditions at the destination; the pilot's continued approach under VFR mode in instrument meteorological conditions with visibility below minimums; and a poor evaluation of the flight conditions at destination due to a combination of psychological and physiological factors.