# NTSB ERA11WA004: Cessna 185, Nazca, Peru, October 2, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 2, 2010, 21:02 local (21:02 UTC)
- Place: Nazca, Peru
- Coordinates: -14.842778, -74.991943
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.8428&lon=-74.9919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77483/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA004

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1850148
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 7, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77483. 11 KB in all.

- Statement of Jurisdiction (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40337533&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Jurisdiction-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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