# NTSB CEN17WA195: Cessna P210N, N116DC, San Vicente Tancoayalab, Mexico, May 9, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 9, 2017, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: San Vicente Tancoayalab, Mexico
- Coordinates: 21.715, -98.608329 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.7150&lon=-98.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Nav system malfunction/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/335)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95228/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA195

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Nav system malfunction/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/335) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/335/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/335/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 9, 2017, about 1430 universal coordinated time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N116DC, impacted trees and terrain during an emergency descent near San Vicente Tancoayalab, Mexico, following lightning strikes during cruise. The pilot was seriously injured and the airplane was destroyed during the impact. The aircraft originated from the General Juan Alvarez International Airport, near Acapulco, Mexico, and was destined for the Mc Allen Miller International Airport, near Mc Allen, Texas. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Providencia No. 807 - 6o piso Colonia del Valle Codigo Postal 03100 México, D.F. Mexico

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N116DC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DC-2018-05-03), registration cancelled 2018-05-03, S/N P21000811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N (N)
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-AF](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-af) (registry code 17276, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000811
- Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-AF 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Curtis Leasing Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## 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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