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| Date: | Friday 6 December 2024 |
| Time: | c. 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-210C Strata Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | TG-SES |
| MSN: | 6164C |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Colonia, Guatemala City -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | UIA Guatemala |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Maule M-5-210C Strata Rocket crashed near Colonia, short of runway 02 at La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala City.
The three occupants survived and the aircraft received substantial damage.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
Loss of situational awareness, overconfidence, operational procedure error, incorrect decision-making, and inadequate fuel management to continue the flight, which consequently led to engine failure and the subsequent crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/Noti7Guatemala/status/1865054996342972913/photo/1?actAsUserId=18119570
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TGSES/history/20241206/1241Z/MGGT/MGGT
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1199969_1700244706.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
#URGENTE: cae avioneta en ciudad de Guatemala, la aeronave se desplomó en zona 13 de la ciudad Capital. pic.twitter.com/icVd86fifC
— El Quetzal News (@ElQueNews) December 6, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2024 15:29 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Dec-2024 18:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 07-Dec-2024 08:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Category, ] |
| 16-Dec-2024 13:12 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 19-Oct-2025 18:43 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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