- Date
- June 1, 2017, 18:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place
- Sacatepequez, Guatemala
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- TG-GYVPiper PA-28-140
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95313
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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 June 1, 2017, at 1824 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-24-140, Guatemalan registration TG-GYV, owned by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances near Volcán de Agua, Departamento de Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. The instructor pilot was fatally injured and the extent of the student pilot's injuries are unknown. The flight originated from San José, Guatemala, with a destination of Cuidad, 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 Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América www.dgacguate.com
Aircraft
- Registration
- TG-GYV
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airport
- MGSJ