Sky B732 near Buenos Aires on Nov 21st 2012, aircraft entered thunderstorm cell

Last Update: August 6, 2013 / 22:25:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2012

Classification
Accident

Flight number
H2-503

Aircraft Registration
CC-CTH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Sky Airlines Boeing 737-200, registration CC-CTH performing flight H2-503 from Santiago (Chile) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) with 87 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL330 about 360nm west of Buenos Aires when the aircraft entered a thunderstorm cell. The aircraft continued to Buenos Aires for a safe landing.

Argentina's JIAAC reported on Aug 6th 2013 that the aircraft received substantial damage while entering a thunderstorm approximately 360nm west of Buenos Aires. An investigation has been opened into the occurrence that was rated an accident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2012

Classification
Accident

Flight number
H2-503

Aircraft Registration
CC-CTH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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