- Date
- May 18, 2017, 18:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Poesoegroenoe, Suriname
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PZ-VACCessna 182
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95381
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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 May 18, 2017, at 1840 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 182P, registered as PZ-VAC, experienced an uncontained engine failure, and sustained minor damage during a subsequent forced landing in Poespegroenoe, Suriname. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight departed Kwamalasoemoetoe Airport (SMSM), Sipaliwini, Suriname, destined for Zorg en Hoop Airfield (SMZO), Paramaribo, Suriname.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Suriname Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Any further information may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Safety Authority Zorg en Hoop Airfield P.O. Box 12587 Paramaribo, Suriname This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of Suriname.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PZ-VAC
- Reported as
- Cessna 182 (P)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262549
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- CC Logistical Solutions, N.V.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SMSM · Sipaliwini
- Destination
- SMZO · Paramaribo
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial