Two people were killed when a small plane crashed during an aerobatic show this Friday. According to official sources, on the occasion of an agricultural fair held in Argentina’s Chaco (northern) province, where governor Jorge Capitanich gave the keynote address. Both pilots were killed instantly after the plane crashed while performing an exhibition in Charata, Chaco, at the start of Agronea, the agriculture industry’s largest exhibition on the Argentine coast. “The unfortunate incident occurred when a plane belonging to the company Avión Acrobatico lost control while performing aerobatic movements and crashed into a field next to the sample,” the Peronist politician wrote on his Twitter account.
Medical personnel, firefighters and police officers initially attended the scene, but the Argentine Air Force and the provincial Federal Court, which, according to their jurisdiction, investigated the causes of the accident, intervened. “I would like to express my deepest condolences and companions to the families of the two pilots who lost their lives in the accident that occurred while the Agronea special exhibition was inaugurated,” Capitanich said.
Early versions analyze this The cause may be a mechanical failure. According to the statement made by the fair, the pilots, together with the provincial authorities, lifted the plane, which was going to the property, which was preparing for its official opening, from the Charata Aeroclub to conduct acrobatic tests. In the images shared by social network users, it is seen that the plane started to fall by rotating around its own axis accompanied by a smoke trail until it hit the ground.
“Agronea has determined that due to the suspension of some of Friday’s events, the schedule continues with events set up on Saturday and Sunday,” the organization said in a statement. The twentieth edition of the event will run until this Sunday, with more than 400 attendees on a 100-hectare property that will showcase the productive technology of Chaco and the region.