# NTSB CEN19RA145: Piper PA32, N260TM, Roatán, Honduras, May 18, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 18, 2019, 14:17 local (20:17 UTC)
- Place: Roatán, Honduras
- Coordinates: 16.322219, -86.504322
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=16.3222&lon=-86.5043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19RA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99451/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19RA145

## Preliminary report

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## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-260, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103206), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N260TM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260TM-2019-12-10), registration cancelled 2019-12-10, S/N 32-689, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA32 (260)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-689
- Year built: 1966
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

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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