# NTSB CEN16WA049: Piper PA31, Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 21, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 21, 2015, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA049

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 November 21, 2015, at 1800 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-31, C6-TAK, was destroyed on impact with a house following a loss of control during takeoff from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot and a passenger sustained minor and serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Guatemala. Further information may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) 9 Ave, 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora zona 13 01000-Guatemala City, Guatemala This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the DGAC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C6-TAK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: La Aurora International Airpor

## 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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