2025 Cessna 150 accident at Nueve de Julio, Argentina (LV-CDK)

Incident Overview and Location On 29 March 2025, a Cessna 150H with registration LV-CDK was involved in an accident during the landing phase at Nueve de Julio, Argentina. The aircraft was operating under a private operator and flying club/school classification for non-commercial flight training or instructional purposes. The event was classified as substantial damage, with no injuries reported to the two occupants on board. ## Aircraft and Operational Details The aircraft was a 1968 Cessna 150H, a small fixed-wing aeroplane with a maximum takeoff mass of 730 kg. It was powered by a Continental (Teledyne) O-200-A engine and equipped with a McCauley 1A-101 propeller. The aircraft had accumulated 7,742.6 total hours, and its maintenance documentation was current. The pilot-in-command was a 20-year-old male holding a private pilot licence, with 34.2 total flight hours and 25.8 hours on type. ## Environmental and Impact Conditions The flight occurred in visual meteorological conditions during daylight, with 15,000 m visibility and calm winds. The aircraft impacted level and wings level at low speed on a grass surface, with the wreckage located off the aerodrome at a distance of less than 10 km. The terrain was level and flat, at an elevation of 246 ft. The emergency locator transmitter was not activated, and both occupants used upper body restraints. The pilot escaped within 0.5 minutes, and the co-pilot also exited the aircraft by their own means without injury.