- Date
- February 25, 2010, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nazca, Peru
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- OB-1117Cessna U206F
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75415
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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 February 25, 2010, about 1630 universal coordinated time (1130 local time), a Cessna U206F, Peruvian registration OB-1117, operated by Nazca Airlines, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Nazca, Ica Province, Peru. The Peruvian commercial pilot and six passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the sightseeing flight conducted under Peruvian flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Republic of Peru. For further information contact: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Tel: ( 511 ) 315 - 7800 http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/ciaa/ciaa.htm This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Republic of Peru.
Aircraft
- Registration
- OB-1117
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603276
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Nazca Airlines
- Departed
- SPZA · Nazca
- Destination
- SPZA · Nazca
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 3, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 33 KB in all.