# NTSB FTW03WA137: Grumman HU-16, N7026Y, Chetumal, Mexico, April 14, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 14, 2003, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Chetumal, Mexico
- Coordinates: 18.836111, -88.334724
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.8361&lon=-88.3347&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03WA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56850/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA137

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7026Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026Y-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N 137921, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Grumman HU-16
- Registry model: [Grumman HU-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (registry code 3950405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Robert F. Carlson Jr.
- Departed: Tulum
- Destination: Chetumal
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F

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