# NTSB CEN17WA214: Piper PA-28-140, Sacatepequez, Guatemala, June 1, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 1, 2017, 18:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place: Sacatepequez, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA214
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95313/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA214

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Airport: MGSJ

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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