# NTSB ERA13WA203: Piper PA-23-250, N27FT, Georgetown, Guyana, April 13, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 13, 2013, 18:54 local (18:54 UTC)
- Place: Georgetown, Guyana
- Coordinates: 6.807499, -58.096111
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.8075&lon=-58.0961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86650/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86650
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA203

## 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 (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 13, 2013, about 1854 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-23-250, N27FT, was destroyed when it impacted a residence shortly after departing from Ogle International Airport (SYGO), Georgetown, Guyana. The certificated airline transport pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The local aerial observation flight was conducted under Guyanese flight regulations. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Guyana Civil Aviation Authority Fairlie House 96 Duke Street, Kingston Georgetown, Guyana Telephone: (592)-227-1219 Fax: (592)-225-6800 http://www.gcaa-gy.org Email: dasr@gcaa-gy.org This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the government of Guyana.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27FT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27FT-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N 27-7654174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27-7654174
- Engines: reciprocating; Lycoming IO-540 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Angiel Envirosafe Inc
- Registered owner: Angiel Envirosafe Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SYGO, Georgetown
- Destination: SYGO, Georgetown
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; injuries: fatal; flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86650. 98 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40391067&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%20Statement-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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