- Date
- February 13, 2023, 15:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- San Francisco, Guatemala
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8203LCessna 172H
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 106735
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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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8203L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256403
- Built
- 1967
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- James Dehart
- Registered owner
- James Dehart
N8203LRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2025 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.