Accident
A positioning flight from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to San Fernando airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ended in a runway overrun and post-crash fire. After landing on runway 05, the crew initiated the braking procedure. For reasons not determined, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining runway distance—runway 05 is 1,690 metres long. The airplane overran the runway, and the crew turned to the right to avoid equipment used for runway 23 landings. The airplane then rolled for about 200 metres in a grassy area, crossed the perimeter fence and a small road, and crashed into a street, bursting into flames.
Details
The airplane was totally destroyed. Both pilots were killed. The aircraft was owned by the Argentinian company New Lines, property of businessman Jorge Pablo Brito.