CEN16WA010

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA31 · Veracruz, Nicaragua · October 2, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
October 2, 2015, 18:05 local (18:05 UTC)
Place
Veracruz, Nicaragua
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
C-GCMDPiper PA31
Defining event
Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92165

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
C-GCMD
Reported as
Piper PA31
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Kalus Air Services, Inc.
Registered owner
Kalus Air Services, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
Managua
Flight plan
Unknown