# NTSB CEN13WA181: American Champion 8KCAB, Cozumel, Mexico, February 12, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 12, 2013, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Cozumel, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86317/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA181

## Factual narrative

On February 15, at 1615 central standard time, an American Champion 8KCAB decathalon, El Salvador registered YS-175P, owned by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Cozumel, Mexico. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Captain Eduardo Toledo airport, Cozumel, Mexico. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Mexico. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Direccion General De Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion, Mexico, at: Direccion General De Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Direccion De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Providencia No 807, 7o Piso 03100 Mexico D. F. Telephone: (52) 44 4044 6405 Facsimile: (52) 55 5523 6275 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: YS175P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION 8KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 7, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86317. 79 KB in all.

- International Docket Insert (item 1, .PDF, 79 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40388192&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=International%20Docket%20Insert-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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