Piper PA31 C-GCMD
2 October 2015 · Veracruz, Nicaragua · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 2015 at about 18:05 local time, a Piper PA31 registered C-GCMD, operated by Kalus Air Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Veracruz, Nicaragua. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Veracruz, Nicaragua
- Coordinates
- 11.4206, -85.8867
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31
- Registration
- C-GCMD
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Kalus Air Services, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Managua → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- CEN16WA010
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.
Other Piper PA31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2015 | Piper PA31 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | - | Unknown | - |
| 26 Oct 2015 | Piper PA31 | Weston, Florida, United States | Spohrer & Dodd Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 2014 | Piper PA31-350 | Maluku, Indonesia, Indonesia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Piper PA31 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 27 Feb 2014 | Piper PA31 | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | Maui Island Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Piper PA31 | Denton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2015 | Bell 206 | San Carlos, Nicaragua | Helicopteros de Nicaragua (Helinica) | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Nov 2015 | Bell 407 | Justo Romero, Nicaragua | Agricola Tornabe, S.A. de CV | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2019 | Boeing 737 | Bluefields, Nicaragua | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2006 | McDonnell Douglas DC10-10F | Managua, Nicaragua | Arrow Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Boeing 767 | Managua, Nicaragua | Amerijet | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1999 | Cessna 208B | Bluefields, Nicaragua | La Costena | Fatal | 16 |