# NTSB GAA22WA187: Smith Aerostar 601P, N66CG, Ceballos, Mexico, May 23, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 23, 2022, 23:22 local (23:22 UTC)
- Place: Ceballos, Mexico
- Coordinates: 26.5252, -104.13381 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5252&lon=-104.1338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA22WA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA187

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8360608), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66CG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66CG), registered now, S/N 61P-0277-061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P-0277-061
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Posada Raul Ignacion
- Registered owner: Posada Raul Ignacion

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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