# NTSB GAA25WA120: Alan D Ham Vans RV-7A, N919RV, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, March 23, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 23, 2025, 14:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala · 14°36'37.47"N
 91°14'42.65"W

 14.610408°
-91.245181°
- Coordinates: 14.610408, -91.245181
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.6104&lon=-91.2452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: DGAC Guatemala
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA25WA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199908/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA120

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [Alan D Ham VANS RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05634WU), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Alan D Ham VANS RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=05634WU), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N919RV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919RV), registered now, S/N 72328, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALAN D HAM VANS RV-7A
- Registry model: [Alan D Ham VANS RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/alan-d-ham-vans-rv-7a) (registry code 05634WU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (registry code 42123, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 72328
- Year built: 2016
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Samadhi Clear Mind Yoga Retreat LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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