Cessna U206C OB-1266

Summary

On 9 April 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna U206C registered OB-1266, operated by Aero Ica, was involved in an accident near Nazca, Peru. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 April 2008 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nazca, Peru

Coordinates

-14.8578, -74.9694

Aircraft

Cessna U206C

Registration

OB-1266

Category

Airplane

Operator

Aero Ica

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nazca → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

NYC08WA160

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 9, 2008, about 1530 Peruvian local time, a Cessna U206C, Peruvian registration OB-1266, operated by Aero Ica S.A.C., was destroyed when it impacted terrain while returning to land at Maria Reiche Airport (SPZA), Nazca, Ica Province, Peru. The Peruvian commercial pilot incurred minor injuries and the five French passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the sightseeing flight conducted under Peruvian flight regulations. According to information released by the Peruvian government, the airplane departed Maria Reiche Airport runway 07 for the Nazca Lines, and was airborne for about 1 minute when the pilot attempted to return to the airport. The airplane descended into a power line and hit a house before impacting the terrain. The accident occurred in the vicinity of 14 degrees, 51.47 minutes south latitude, 74 degrees, 58.17 minutes west longitude. The investigation is under the direction of the Republic of Peru. For further information contact: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 / Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Tel: ( 511 ) 315 - 7800 http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/ciaa/ciaa.htm This report is for informational purposes only, and only contains information that was released by or obtained from the Republic of Peru.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.