CEN17WA222

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA38 · Ingenio La Cabana, El Salvador · December 11, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 11, 2016
Place
Ingenio La Cabana, El Salvador
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
YS-332-PEPiper PA38
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95348

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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 December 11, 2016, a Piper PA-38, YS-332-PE, crashed near Ingenio La Cabana, El Salvador, a 0715 local time and was destroyed. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of El Salvador. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the El Salvador government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Autoridad de Aviación Civil, AAC Km 9 1/2 Boulevard del Ejercito Nacional Aeropuerto Ilopango San Salvador, El Salvador (503)2565-4400 oir@aac.gob.sv

Aircraft

Registration
YS-332-PE
Reported as
Piper PA38
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown