# NTSB CEN15WA349: Cessna 172F, La Blanca, Guatemala, August 4, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 4, 2015, 13:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: La Blanca, Guatemala
- Coordinates: 14.608611, -92.134445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.6086&lon=-92.1344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA349
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91759/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA349

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 4, 2015, at 1315 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172F, Guatemalian registration TG-ZAB, operated by AFYCO S.A., was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near La Blanca, Guatemala, during an aerial application flight. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a private airstrip in La Blanca, Guatemala. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Guatemalan government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Guatemalan government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil 9 Ave. 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América www.dgacguate.com

## Aircraft

- Registration: TG-ZAB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Registered owner: Afyco, Sa

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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