- Date
- April 17, 2016, 19:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cozumel, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N13DKExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93043
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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.
Factual narrative
On April 17, 2016, at 1940 UTC, an Extra EA300, N13DK, impacted terrain at Cozumel International Airport (MMCZ) in Cozumel, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Guatemala. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: DGAC Guatemala 9 Ave 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora zona 13 Telephone: 502 23215234-7 E-mail: accidentesdgac@gmail.com Investigator-in-Charge: Señor: Victor Haroldo Celada Muñoz Telephone: 502 23215234-38 E-mail: accidentesdgac@gmail.com This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC Guatemala.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13DK
- Reported as
- Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (L)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 02
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540 SER, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Air race/show · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Emerald Aviation Inc Trustee
- Airport
- MMCZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.