# NTSB CEN18WA166: Ayres S2R, Morales, Guatemala, May 9, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 9, 2018, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Morales, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97224/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA166

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: 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 May 9, 2018, about 1415 coordinated universal time, an Ayres Thrush S2R-T34 airplane TG-FDM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near the municipality of Morales in Izabal Department of Guatemala. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Pista de Morales, Izabel, Guatemala, and the destination was Finca Creek, Morales, Izabel, 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-FDM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R (T34)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T34-305
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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