# NTSB ERA18WA217: Cessna A188, N2451J, La Vega, Dominican Republic, February 14, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 14, 2018, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: La Vega, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 19.033332, -70.429443 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.0333&lon=-70.4294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 98056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA217
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA217

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A188B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=2073005), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of the Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna A188B airplane that occurred on February 14, 2018. 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 the Dominican Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2451J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451J-2020-07-10), registration cancelled 2020-07-10, S/N 18803465, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna A188 (B)
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801075
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aeroserva
- Registered owner: Aeroserva
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: La Vega
- Destination: La Vega
- Airport: None
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather



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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