On Feb. 2, an Argentine court acquitted those who were accused of being responsible for an air accident killing 65 people in 1999.

The Oral Federal Tribunal 4 of Buenos Aires decided to absolve the executives of the Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA) airline and a former member of the Argentine Air Force, who were in charge of the air traffic control at the time of the accident.

Among the accused were LAPA's former director Gustavo Deutsch and former vice president Rolando Boyd, as well as its former operation manager Fabian Chionetti and former staff chief Nora Arzeno.

On Aug. 21, 1999, a Boeing 737 airplane of LAPA failed to take-off from the Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires. It smashed out of the airport and went up in flames in a gulf camp.

The accident killed 65 people, including 60 passengers, three crew members and two people inside a car on the ground.