were both found guilty of criminal negligence and were both sentenced to three years in prison, while the rest were acquitted of the charges. However, on 11 February 2014, the convictions of Chionetti and Arzeno were overturned by the IV Chamber of the Federal Chamber of Cassation, as the amount of time it took to bring all of the accused people to trial exceeded the legal deadlines. The entire case was considered a case of impunity. In film The film Whisky Romeo Zulu brought the story of the accident to the silver screen. It starred and was written and directed by Enrique Piñeyro, an actor, doctor, and former LAPA pilot. The film is a fictional reproduction of the background of the accident as seen through the eyes of Piñeyro himself, who was actually a LAPA pilot from 1988 to 1999. Piñeyro resigned from his position in June 1999—just two months before the accident—after voicing his concerns about the airline's safety policy. Concerning his motivation for making the film, Piñeyro said: I was personally interested in recounting how the accident came to occur, not the fact that the pilots forgot about the flaps and the plane blew up, but why they forgot the flaps. And what was the process, because forgetting the flaps was the straw that broke the camel's back in a series of tremendous violations of regulations. I was interested in portraying what isn't apparent about the accident, not just the final link (the pilot). Because all the links that came before were conveniently hidden because they compromised the establishment, the business. The accident was covered in the 9th episode of the 17th season of Mayday also known as Air Crash Investigation, Air Emergency, and Air Disasters. The episode is titled "Deadly Discussions". See also Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 Mandala Airlines Flight 091 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Spanair Flight 5022 References External links "Final accident report." (Archive) Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil – Available on Wikisource () () Service history of the airplane Website for the film Whisky Romeo Zulu (Archive) Aviation accidents and incidents in Argentina Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Aviation accidents and incidents in 1999 1999 in Argentina Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Original August 1999 events in South America