Piper PA-30 YS-125P

Summary

On 11 July 2012 at about 12:12 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered YS-125P, operated by Escuela de Pilotos Dargonza, was involved in an accident near Soyapango, El Salvador. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 2012 at 12:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Soyapango, El Salvador

Coordinates

13.6856, -89.1167

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

YS-125P

Category

Airplane

Operator

Escuela de Pilotos Dargonza

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soyapango → Soyapango

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12WA685

3 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 July 11, 2012, at 1212 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-30, El Salvador-registered YS-125P, operated by Escuela De Pilotos Dargonza, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Soyapango, El Salvador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and two students were fatally injured. The local training flight was originating at the time of the accident. The El Salvador investigators received reports that shortly after takeoff the pilot requested permission to return to the airport to land but did not declare an emergency. The airplane impacted a ravine 0.3 miles short of the runway threshold. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the El Salvador government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the El Salvador government or the Autoridad de Aviacion Civil (AAC). Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Republica de El Salvador Autoridad de Aviacion Civil (AAC) Aeropuerto Internacional de Ilopango Boulevard del Ejercito, Km 9 ½ San Salvador, El Salvador

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.