# NTSB ERA10WA153: Cessna U206F, Nazca, Peru, February 25, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 25, 2010, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Nazca, Peru
- Coordinates: -14.766666, -75.083335 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.7667&lon=-75.0833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA153
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75415/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA153

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 3, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75415. 33 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record: Accredited Representative/Advisor Designations (item 1, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326395&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%3A%20Accredited%20Representative%2FAdvisor%20Designations-Master.PDF

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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