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Cessna 172F TG-ZAB

4 August 2015 · La Blanca, Guatemala · Fatal

Summary

On 4 August 2015 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 172F registered TG-ZAB was involved in an accident near La Blanca, Guatemala. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:15
Classification
Accident
Location
La Blanca, Guatemala
Coordinates
14.6086, -92.1344
Aircraft
Cessna 172F
Registration
TG-ZAB
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN15WA349

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 August 4, 2015, at 1315 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172F, Guatemalian registration TG-ZAB, operated by AFYCO S.A., was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near La Blanca, Guatemala, during an aerial application flight. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a private airstrip in La Blanca, Guatemala. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Guatemalan government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Guatemalan government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil 9 Ave. 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América www.dgacguate.com

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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