ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45947
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 2001 |
| Time: | 09;10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182J Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Antonio Arevalo Posadas |
| Registration: | TG-CEG |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Coban, District of Alto Verapaz -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Coban Airport Coban, District of Alto Verapaz (CBV/MGCB) |
| Playa Grande Airport (PKJ/MGPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 4, 2001, at 09:10 central standard time, a Cessna 182J, Guatemalan registration TG-CEG, was destroyed upon collision with terrain while maneuvering near Coban, District of Alto Verapaz, in the Republic of Guatemala. The commercial pilot and the 4 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual as an on-demand air taxi operator.
Instrument meteorological conditions for the cross-country flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight, which was destined for an airstrip near Playa Grande, departed from the Coban Airport at 0850 local.
According to local authorities, the flight visibility in the mountainous region near the accident site, is severely restricted by haze and smoke from the burning of agricultural fields this time of the year. The airplane impacted trees and terrain within a narrow box canyon, at an elevation of approximately 2,000 feet amsl. There was no fire.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: WAS01RA005 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20010514X00934&ntsbno=WAS01RA005&akey=1
2. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Guatemala
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Feb-2016 16:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2016 16:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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