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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 2010 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 (Colemill Panther II conv.) |
| Owner/operator: | New Life Research & Development Inc. |
| Registration: | N430LA |
| MSN: | 31-7405446 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR/MGPB) -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR/MGPB) | |
| Investigating agency: | UIA Guatemala |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed and burned after a touch and go at Puerto Barrios Airport, Izabal (PBR/MGPB). The Piper took off from La Aurora International Airport around 9.30am for a test-flight and the intended final destination was Rio Dulce Airport (LCF/MGRD). The aircraft came down at the north end of the airfield and both occupants were killed.
CONCLUSIONS:
The pilot reported on the flight plan was not occupying the position of captain inside the aircraft; similarly, the captain's position was occupied by the copilot reported on the flight plan.
The intention of the flight was not declared at any time as an instructional flight. The pilot in command of the aircraft did not organize a training process study for the type of aircraft, and the instructional maneuvers were not planned.
The destabilized approach by the pilot in command led to the onset of the accident; the lack of decision to execute a missed approach and go-around by the pilot in command caused the fatal accident.
The management of pilot resources was not followed or taken into account as a procedural process for the pilot in command; by this, we refer to the resource tendencies described in CRM (Crew Resource Management).
The re-training or recurrence of the pilot in command were not correctly observed within the processes of licensing him as a flight instructor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.dgac.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2016/05/06/21_2798962639.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170202082402/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2010/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-puerto-barrios-2-killed
3. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6561208
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/4/N430LA.shtm
5. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=430LA
6. http://www.libertopolis.com/articulos/se-van-dos-ministros-mas
7. https://www.dgac.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/ORGANIZACION/UIA/INVESTIGACION%20DE%20ACCIDENTES/INFORMES%20FINALES/2010/Informe-Final-con-Anexos-N430LA-23-06-2010.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2010 00:26 | harro | Added |
| 25-Jun-2010 01:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2010 05:01 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 20-Oct-2017 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2017 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2025 16:07 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2025 16:07 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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