2024 San Fernando Airport runway excursion

2024 San Fernando Airport runway excursion

LV-GOK, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	18 December 2024 (2024-12-18)
Summary	Runway excursion; under investigation
Site	San Fernando International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina 42°21′31″N 70°59′49″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Bombardier Challenger 300
Operator	New Lines SA
Registration	LV-GOK
Flight origin	Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Destination	San Fernando International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupants	2
Crew	2
Fatalities	2
Survivors	0

On 18 December 2024, a Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft, registration LV-GOK from Punta del Este, Uruguay, suffered an excursion and went off the runway while trying to land at the San Fernando International Airport in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, colliding with the front of a home in a neighborhood bordering the airport.

Accident

On 18 December 2024, a Bombardier Challenger 300 jet, registered as LV-GOK and originating from Punta del Este, Uruguay, overran the runway while attempting to land at San Fernando International Airport in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The aircraft subsequently collided with the front of a residential property located in a neighborhood adjacent to the airport.

As a result of the accident, both pilots died, their identities being known as Martín Fernández Loza, 44 years old, and Agustín Orforte, 35, the only crew members who were on board. It was also learned that the aircraft was owned by the family of Jorge Pablo Brito, president of Banco Macro and president of the River Plate Club.

At the moment of impact, a fire broke out that was put out by firefighters from the Federal Police based in San Fernando, who upon arriving at the scene along with members of the Airport Security Police (PSA), verified the presence of two charred bodies inside what remained of the ship's fuselage. It was also learned that both pilots had plenty of experience.

According to aeronautical records, that day the plane had made two trips, the first heading to Punta del Este at 11:12 a.m. and landing at 11:44, and later leaving for San Fernando, after a stopover in Rio de Janeiro, arriving at 1:18 p.m., the time when the tragedy occurred.

Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved, manufactured in 2008, was a Bombardier Challenger 300 registered as LV-GOK with serial number 20227.

Crew

The flight crew consisted of Captain Martín Fernández Loza, aged 44, and First Officer Agustín Orforte, aged 35.

In 1998, at the age of 20, Fernandez Loza had been in a coma after being thrown off the Belgrano Norte Train during an attempted robbery aboard while he was going to a class at the Aviation School in Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires Province.