# NTSB CEN16WA160: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, N13DK, Cozumel, Mexico, April 17, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 17, 2016, 19:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Cozumel, Mexico
- Coordinates: 20.514999, -86.928886 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.5150&lon=-86.9289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93043/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA160

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=70218DG), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13DK-2017-07-25), registration cancelled 2017-07-25, S/N 02, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L (L)
- Registry model: [Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L](https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (registry code 70218DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 02
- Engines: 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

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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