# NTSB ERA17WA055: Ayres S2R, N5532G, Valparaiso, Chile, November 23, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 23, 2016, 14:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place: Valparaiso, Chile
- Coordinates: -32.838611, -70.083885 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.8386&lon=-70.0839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA055

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Thrush S2R-T34, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=8380307), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 23, 2016, about 1410 universal coordinated time, an Ayres S2-R, United States registration N5532G, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, Chile. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, (SCEL) Pudahuel, Chile and was destined for Rosario-Islas Malvinas International Airport, (SAAR), Sante Fe, Argentina..This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information can be obtained from: Director of Accident Prevention Analysis Office Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Elena Blanco # 1050, Providencia, Santiago de Chile 7541084 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5532G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5532G-2020-12-04), registration cancelled 2020-12-04, S/N T34-447, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R (T11)
- Registry model: [Thrush S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-t34) (registry code 8380307) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (registry code 52251, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SCEL, Santiago
- Destination: SAAR, Rosario

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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