# NTSB CEN16WA109: Piper PA28, Palin, Guatemala, February 23, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 23, 2016, 18:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place: Palin, Guatemala
- Coordinates: 14.440555, -90.72583
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.4406&lon=-90.7258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA109
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92767/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA109

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 23, 2016, at 1805 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA28-140, Guatemalian registration TG-PEW, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near Palin, Guatemala. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from La Aurora Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala nad was en route to the San José Airport, Puerto San José, 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-PEW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (140)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-20766
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Departed: Guatemala City
- Destination: Puerto San José

## 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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