# NTSB ERA09WA335: Piper Aerostar 6, N601RP, Minga Guazu, Paraguay, June 9, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 9, 2009, 23:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place: Minga Guazu, Paraguay
- Coordinates: -25.472499, -54.856388 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-25.4725&lon=-54.8564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA335
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73998/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA335

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7106012), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=7106012), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 9, 2009, at 1903 local time, a Piper PA-60, N601RP, was destroyed during collision with terrain and a post crash fire on approach to Guarani International Airport (SGES), Minga Guazu, Paraguay. The pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. Preliminary information revealed that the airplane was on an instrument approach to the airport, and that the airplane was given a landing clearance. Shortly after the pilot announced that he had the runway in sight, "the airplane stalled at the approach end of the runway and impacted the ground." There was a fire immediately after ground contact. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Paraguay. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Centro de Investigacion y Prevencion de Accidentes Aeronauticos Aeropuerto Internacional “Silvio Pettirossi” Luque, Paraguay Email: cipaa@dinac.gov.py Fax: 595-21-645599 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Paraguay.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601RP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601RP-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 61P06067963271 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 6
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P06067963271
- Engines: Lycoming IO540P1A5 290 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming IO540P1A5 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: N601rp Inc
- Registered owner: N601rp Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Unknown
- Destination: SGES, Minga Guazu
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SGES, Guarani International Airport, runway 05, 11,155 × 147 ft, macadam

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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