# NTSB CEN16WA140: Cessna Skyhawk II 172N, Vulcan de Fuego, Guatemala, Guatemala, March 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 27, 2016, 22:42 local (22:42 UTC)
- Place: Vulcan de Fuego, Guatemala, Guatemala
- Coordinates: 14.453055, -90.883613 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.4531&lon=-90.8836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA140

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 27, 2016, about 2242 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Guatemalan-registered Cessna 172N, TG-KAM, impacted terrain near the Vulcan de Fuego while en route from Tiquisate, Escuintla, to the La Aurora International Airport (MGGT), Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guatemala. Further information may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, C.A. 01013 Phone: + (502) 2321-5000 Email: accidentesdgacgua@gmail.com This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the DGAC Guatemala.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TG-KAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna Skyhawk II 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17269387
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Not Provided
- Registered owner: Luis Antonio Giròn Valdez

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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