# NTSB ERA18WA069: Cessna A188, Montecristi, Dominican Republic, December 23, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 23, 2017, 12:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place: Montecristi, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 19.736944, -71.580558
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7369&lon=-71.5806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA069
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96655/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA069

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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

The government of Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA A188 airplane that occurred on December 23, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominican Republic's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Dominican Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HI 907 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801663T
- Airframe hours: 5793.6
- Engines: Continental Motors, Inc. IO-520-D26B 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aero Actividades Agricolas, S.A.
- Registered owner: Napoleon Rojas
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 3, 2017
- Departed: Walterio
- Destination: Walterio

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: center

## 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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