- Date
- October 2, 2010, 21:02 local (21:02 UTC)
- Place
- Nazca, Peru
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- OB-1808Cessna 185
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 77483
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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 October 2, 2010, about 2102 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 185, Peruvian registration OB-1808, operated by Air Nasca S.A.C., on a commercial air tour flight, was substantially damaged, when it impacted terrain after a loss of power during initial climb after takeoff, near Nazca, Peru. The pilot and 5 passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight which originated at Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (SPZA), Nazca, Peru. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Peru. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- OB-1808
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850148
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Air Nasca
- Registered owner
- Air Nasca S.A.C.
- Departed
- SPZA · Nazca
- Destination
- SPZA · Nazca
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SPZA · Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 7, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.