Piper PA28 TG-PEW

Summary

On 23 February 2016 at about 18:05 local time, a Piper PA28 registered TG-PEW was involved in an accident near Palin, Guatemala. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 February 2016 at 18:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Palin, Guatemala

Coordinates

14.4406, -90.7258

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

TG-PEW

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guatemala City → Puerto San José

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN16WA109

1 person 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 February 23, 2016, at 1805 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA28-140, Guatemalian registration TG-PEW, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near Palin, Guatemala. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from La Aurora Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala nad was en route to the San José Airport, Puerto San José, 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.