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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 2017 |
| Time: | 09:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | TG-JCM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rubelsanto, Chisec airport, Alta Verapaz -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chisec airport (MGCS) |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-34 crashed in a wooded area following after it barely gained height on takeoff.
There was a post impact fire.
Pilot and copilot were severly burned and injured.
Sources:
Twitter.
http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/sucesos/avioneta-se-accidenta-en-chisec
https://gt.transdoc.com/articulos/Noticias-Nacionales/ltima-Hora-Aeronutica-Civil-reporta-accidente-aereo/65285
https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2017/08/01/avioneta-se-accidenta-e-incendia-en-pista-de-rubelsanto-chisec-dos-tripulantes-con-quemaduras-y-heridas/
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https://www.airport6.com/fr/a/MGCS/
Media:
DGAC informa accidente aéreo en Rubelsanto. Mantendremos informados.
— dgac_guatemala (@guatemala_dgac) 1 août 2017
Aeronave TG-JCM en vuelo legal de La Aurora a Rubelsanto Chisec AVerapaz 09:30hrs. Heridos con quemaduras Marco Tulio Morales y Julio López. pic.twitter.com/drMcX1tQa2
— El Hombre Noticia (@HombreNoticiaGt) August 1, 2017
URGENTE: Momento exacto de accidente aéreo en la pista de Rubelsanto Chisec, Alta Verapaz. Video: @juanVictorCas1 pic.twitter.com/jHY8My5191
— Victor Bolaños (@vichoguate) 1 août 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2017 18:38 | harro | Added |
| 01-Aug-2017 20:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Aug-2017 20:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2017 21:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2017 05:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2017 05:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2017 05:56 | eaviator | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2018 07:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2023 21:00 | harro | Updated |
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