LAPA Flight 3142
LAPA Flight 3142 was a scheduled Buenos Aires–Córdoba flight operated by the Argentine airline Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas. On 31 August 1999 a Boeing 737 crashed while attempting to take off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport. The crash resulted in 65 fatalities — 63 occupants of the aircraft and two on the ground — as well as injuries, some serious, to at least a further 34 people. It remains, as of 2022, the second deadliest aviation incident to occur in Argentina, behind Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644 38 years prior.
LV-WRZ, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, seen in May 1999. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 August 1999 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to incorrect flap configuration |
| Site | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°34′1″S 58°24′7″W |
| Total fatalities | 65 |
| Total injuries | 34 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-204C |
| Operator | Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA) |
| IATA flight No. | MJ3142 |
| ICAO flight No. | LPA3142 |
| Call sign | LAPA 3142 |
| Registration | LV-WRZ |
| Flight origin | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Destination | Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Occupants | 100 |
| Passengers | 95 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 63 |
| Injuries | 31 |
| Survivors | 37 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 2 |
| Ground injuries | 3 |
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