Cessna 172 RG CP-2492

Summary

On 11 May 2009 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172 RG registered CP-2492 was involved in an accident near Santa Cruz, Bolivia. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 May 2009 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Coordinates

-17.9833, -63.6333

Aircraft

Cessna 172 RG

Registration

CP-2492

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Cruz → Santa Cruz

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA09WA288

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 May 11, 2008, about 1930 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 172 RG, Bolivian registration CP-2492, , registered to and operated by a private individual, impacted a tree with its left’s wing and then the ground, where a fire ensued. The accident sight was about 1,150 meters from an unlit runway of “Agropecuaria Arco Iris” airstrip, north of Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Night time visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The pilot and the four passengers received fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from El Tromprillo Airport, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, at about 1808. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Bolivia. Any further information can be obtained from: Bolivia DGAC-AIG Palacio De Comunicaciones Av. Mcal. Santa Cruz No. 1278 4to PISO La Paz, Bolivia This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by the Government of the Bolivia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.